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  1. 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 ...

  2. 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 ...

  3. 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 ...

  4. 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 ...

  5. Alberta’s new government should target energy sector taxes and regulations

    Appeared in the Calgary Sun, May 9, 2019 Albertans opted for change in last month’s provincial election. Now it’s time for the new government to do what it was elected to do—improve the economy by regaining a competitive advantage over competing ...

  6. Energy industry losing billions while Ottawa twiddles its thumbs

    Appeared in the Calgary Sun, May 1, 2019 Way back in 2016, researchers at the Fraser Institute first set out to measure the costs Canada incurs due to insufficient pipeline capacity and access to more lucrative foreign markets. They found that higher ...

  7. Canada’s energy sector loses $20.6 billion in 2018 due to pipeline shortage

    Appeared in the National Post, April 30, 2019 With pipeline shortages driving down the price of Canadian oil, the losses for the energy sector—and for Canada’s economy—are staggering. According to a new study, insufficient pipeline capacity cost Canada’s ...

  8. The Cost of Pipeline Constraints in Canada, 2019

    Despite the steady growth in crude oil production (and exports), new pipeline projects in Canada continue to face delays related to environmental and regulatory impediments as well as political opposition. In September 2018, western Canadian oil ...

  9. Loblaws subsidy underscores Canada's flawed climate plan

    Appeared in the Winnipeg Sun, April 21, 2019 The federal government recently announced it will provide up to $12 million in subsidies to Loblaws, a supermarket chain with stores across the country, for new energy-efficient refrigerators. According to the ...

  10. On Earth Day, Canadians should celebrate our environmental record

    Appeared in the Toronto Sun, April 20, 2019 Each year, Earth Day marks an international celebration of environmentalism. Canadians recognize this occasion because we care about the environment, especially the quality of the air we breathe, the water we ...