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  1. Ontario reduces hydro rates yet fundamental problems still plague province’s electricity market

    In response to the COVID-19 crisis, the Ontario government is temporarily reducing hydro rates, freezing electricity prices at 10.1 cents per-kilowatt-hour (the lowest rate possible) for the next 45 days for families, farmers and small ...

  2. Teck withdrawal further proof of Canada’s odious investment climate

    Appeared in the Calgary Herald, February 25, 2020 In a stunning decision Sunday, Teck Resources withdrew its application to build the $20.6 billion Frontier oilsands mine in Alberta, just days before the Trudeau government’s cabinet was expected to decide ...

  3. Annual Survey of Mining Companies, 2019

    This report presents the results of the Fraser Institute’s 2019 annual survey of mining and exploration companies. The survey is an attempt to assess how mineral endowments and public policy factors such as taxation and regulatory uncertainty affect ...

  4. Frontier mine decision make-or-break moment for Canada’s natural resource sector

    Appeared in the Calgary Sun, February 12, 2020 On Monday, amid mounting pressure from Alberta and other stakeholders, federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau said the Trudeau cabinet was still engaged in a “robust” discussion about the Frontier mine, a $20 ...

  5. Carney’s climate plans may push oil/gas production from Canada to state-owned firms abroad

    Appeared in the Globe and Mail, February 10, 2020 Soon, former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney (pictured above) will join the United Nations as a special envoy on climate change and finance, where he will push financial institutions and banks to adopt ...

  6. The impact of the carbon tax on Canadian industry

    Last month, an Ecofiscal Commission report found that Canada must adopt a carbon price of $210 per tonne by 2030 to meet its Paris targets—assuming it relies on the carbon tax alone. The report estimates that this would mean a 40 cent per ...

  7. In response to the Ontario Clean Air Alliance’s misleading bulletin

    The Ontario Clean Air Alliance (OCAA) emailed out a bulletin on November 6th in which they claimed that the Fraser Institute is “not telling the truth”. Their claim was in response to our recent report The Ontario Government’s Electricity ...

  8. Trudeau government should make Canada’s energy sector attractive again

    Appeared in the Edmonton Journal, November 22, 2019 Last month after Encana, once Canada’s largest natural gas producer, announced plans to change its name and move its corporate headquarters to the United States, the media understandably focused on the ...

  9. Canada-US Energy Sector Competitiveness Survey 2019

    This report presents the results of the Fraser Institute’s 2019 Canada-US Energy Sector Competitiveness Survey regarding barriers to investment in oil and gas exploration and production facilities in each of the two countries. The survey responses have ...

  10. New federal government must ease burden on Canada’s energy sector

    Appeared in the Calgary Sun, November 8, 2019 Two weeks after the federal election, it’s easy to understand why many Albertans and Saskatchewanians, especially those in (or affected by) the energy sector, are frustrated. More than 100,000 workers have ...