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1. Our policymakers can learn from Japan’s ‘nuclear’ response

   Appeared in the Edmonton Sun, November 13, 2019 A recent study published by the National Bureau of Economic Research shines a light on a public policy phenomenon that does not get enough attention—the “unintended consequences” of hasty policymaking. The ...

2. Will the last energy company to leave Alberta please turn off the lights

   Appeared in the Calgary Sun, November 6, 2019 Another day, another announcement that a Canadian oil and gas company is heading for greener pastures. Last week, Encana, one of Canada’s oldest and most iconic energy companies (Encana is an abbreviation of ...

3. Fast-growing developing countries will spur demand for oil for decades

   When people tell you the future is free of fossil fuels, you should direct them to this report by BP on future oil demand. It features a great chart showing the projected oil demand to 2040 by a dozen different estimates (by different ...

4. Trans Mountain takes yet another hit

   Appeared in the Edmonton Sun, September 25, 2019 According to reports, the B.C. Court of Appeal last week told the Government of British Columbia to reconsider its environmental assessment certificate and conditions issued for the Trans Mountain pipeline ...

5. Ring of Fire breakthrough can’t come soon enough

   According to a recent report in the Financial Post, the Ford government is seeking to break the continuing gridlock over developing Ontario’s vast chromite deposits in an area known as the Ring of Fire. Ontario’s chromite deposits are ...

6. Oil’s rising—Alberta, bank those resource revenues

   Appeared in the Calgary Sun, September 18, 2019 Oil markets are roiling as oil prices hit historic levels in the wake of attacks on Saudi Arabia’s largest oil production facilities. According to the Financial Post, in an extraordinary start to trading ...

7. The investment exodus from Alberta continues

   As a recent article in the Financial Post documents, the exodus of foreign capital from Canada’s energy industry is continuing apace. In addition to Kinder Morgan: Other recent major exits include ConocoPhillips’ US$13.2 billion sale of ...

8. Government sits idle as pipeline obstructionists wage war

   Appeared in the Winnipeg Sun, September 11, 2019 Once again, a small group of anti-pipeline activists have thrown another roadblock at the proposed Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion. Lest anyone has been living in a cave or out of the country for a few ...

9. Electric vehicles still not pulling their weight

   Buyers can score rebates of up to $5,000 off the cost of EVs. ...

10. Carbon leakage—the Whac-A-Mole effect

    There are many problems with Canada’s federal carbon tax plan, which will rise to $50 per tonne of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in 2022, including that a national carbon tax will inevitably be inequitable at the provincial level. Some ...