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1. Carbon taxes—there are other ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

   Appeared in the Calgary Sun, December 12, 2018 Paris is burning. Rioters are running rampant on the Champs-Elysees and spraying graffiti on the Arc de Triomph. The initial conflagration has been attributed to high energy costs, made more expensive partly ...

2. Economic freedom—it’s good for what ails you

   Earlier this year, one of the Fraser Institute’s flagship publications, the Economic Freedom of the World Index, found once again that economic freedom strongly correlates with “quality of life” improvements. For example: Countries in ...

3. Global Petroleum Survey 2018

   This report presents the results of the Fraser Institute’s 12th annual survey of petroleum industry executives and managers regarding barriers to investment in oil and gas exploration and production facilities in various jurisdictions around the globe. ...

4. Trudeau government should listen to the chiefs and support natural resource development

   The chiefs want the government to shelve two bills currently under Senate review—Bill C-69 and Bill C-48. ...

5. Activist ‘wall’ thwarting oil exports to countries other than the U.S.

   Appeared in the Red Deer Express, November 23, 2018 President Trump of course wants to build a wall across the U.S. southern border. Progressives (and some conservatives) have largely stymied President Trump on getting his wall built. Ironically, however, ...

6. Carbon taxes take a beating—north and south

   Appeared in the Calgary Sun, November 21, 2018 One hopes that Premier Notley and Prime Minister Trudeau have been watching events south of the border, where carbon taxes and wind/solar power advocates have taken major hits, and it’s clear Canada will go ...

7. Trudeau sticking with Bill C-69

   In the Calgary Herald, Chris Varcoe recently reported that Alberta Environment Minister Shannon Phillips expressed concerns about federal Bill C-69, which would radically revise the process of environmental assessment for major ...

8. Premier Notley, capital follows path of least resistance

   Appeared in the Edmonton Sun, November 14, 2018 Capital follows the path of least resistance. And increasingly, that pathway is south. Geoffrey Morgan recently in the Financial Post quoted Enerplus CEO Ian Dundas saying “We’ve transitioned our business ...

9. With latest Keystone court ruling, the oil blockade continues

   With his recent ruling, which again delays TransCanada’s Keystone XL pipeline project pending further environmental review, Montana District Court Judge Brian Morris has thrown yet another wrench in the gears of Canada’s oil and gas ...

10. Ontario sweeps Drive Clean into the dust bin

    Premier Doug Ford once again injected some rationality into environmental policies in Ontario. In the latest foray, the province will end its “Drive Clean” program, a form of what’s generally known as Inspection and Maintenance (or I/M ...