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1. Court ruling exposes Ottawa’s failure to get Indigenous consultation right

   Appeared in the Thunder Bay Chronicle-Journal, September 17, 2019 In yet another example of the federal government’s failure to get Indigenous consultation right, the Federal Court of Appeal recently ruled that six of 12 legal challenges to the Trans ...

2. Canada’s energy sector receives positive news—but challenges remain

   Last week the Nebraska Supreme Court delivered a positive ruling for the Keystone XL pipeline, removing another major obstacle for the project. This news came only two days after Trans Mountain Corporation announced it would ...

3. Canada’s carbon tax hampers key industries, may spur ‘carbon leakage’

   Appeared in the Calgary Herald, August 22, 2019 With Canada’s carbon tax set to reach $50 per tonne in 2022, many Canadian industries are bracing for potential cost increases. Not only will they pay the tax on their own emissions, but they’ll pay higher ...

4. The Impact of the Federal Carbon Tax on the Competitiveness of Canadian Industries

   With Canada’s federal carbon tax set to reach $50 per tonne in 2022 it is often argued that Canadian businesses will become less competitive as a result of higher energy costs. For this reason, firms may relocate to countries where climate-change policies ...

5. Uncompetitive policies continue to hammer Canada’s energy sector

   Appeared in the Calgary Sun, July 24, 2019 The outlook for Canada’s energy sector remains poor, thanks to a perfect storm of weak commodity prices, positive reforms by our competitors and poor policies at home. Consider some recent developments. Two ...

6. Serious concerns remain as Senate passes Bill C-69 into law

   Last week, the federal government rejected many of the Senate‘s recommended amendments to Bill C-69. This move comes after months of study in the Senate and approximately 200 amendments to the legislation. Unfortunately, serious concerns ...

7. Trans Mountain approval is welcome news—but it’s far from a cure-all

   Appeared in the National Post, June 19, 2019 After years of missteps on energy issues, the federal government approved the long-stalled Trans Mountain pipeline expansion on Tuesday, citing the national importance of the project for Canadians. But while ...

8. Deeply flawed ‘soda tax’ rife with unintended consequences

   Ontario MP says a soda tax will help combat obesity. ...

9. Senate committee rejects oil tanker ban

   In a rare legislative move last week, the Senate transport committee voted to defeat the federal government’s moratorium on oil tankers (Bill C-48) in northern British Columbia. The move does not immediately kill C-48, but the decision is ...

10. Trans Mountain decision comes at critical time for Canada’s energy sector

    Appeared in the Edmonton Sun, May 15, 2019 After years of uncertainty and delays, the federal government will reportedly make a decision on the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion on June 18. Reports suggest Ottawa will “likely” approve the project and all ...