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1. Pipeline crunch sending crude to markets—by truck

   Appeared in the Edmonton Sun, November 7, 2018 In a report from Bloomberg News, Robert Tuttle shows the level of absurdity reached in Canada, where clogged pipelines and a slow-to-respond rail system have led to a new thing—the long-haul transportation of ...

2. A worrying trend at the Edmonton Food Bank

   As I noted in a recent column in the Calgary Sun, Alberta Premier Rachel Notley has an odd idea about Alberta’s economic “recovery.” I quoted the Premier, in her optimism: “As things continue to look up, we have another sign more ...

3. Alberta desperately requires regulatory reform

   Appeared in Calgary's Business, October 31, 2018 Alberta’s economy has suffered in recent years. A major factor in that suffering was of course world oil prices, which plummeted in 2014. And limited pipeline capacity, which fetches Canadian oil ...

4. The carbon taxman is coming

   Appeared in the Calgary Sun, October 31, 2018 Last Week, Prime Minister Trudeau continued his fight against climate change with his escalating “pan-Canadian” carbon price, which will kick in at $20 per tonne in 2019 and rise by $10 per year to reach $50 ...

5. Trudeau government carbon tax plan rife with problems

   Appeared in the Vancouver Province, October 30, 2018 In case you hadn’t heard, the Trudeau government revealed last week how it would implement the federal “backstop” plan for provinces that (according to Ottawa) have inadequate carbon tax schemes. In ...

6. Alberta needs diversification—of oil transport capacity

   If it wasn’t already clear why Alberta needs a broader customer base and more highly diversified oil transportation capacity, recent events should make it painfully obvious. First, despite today’s dip, oil prices for West Texas ...

7. Carbon taxes—a stunning bite looms

   The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change recently released a new “special report,” which of course supports the contention that warming above 1.5 degrees Celsius is rapidly approaching (IPCC estimates that tipping ...

8. Bill C-69—a dagger pointed straight at Alberta

   Appeared in the Calgary Sun, October 24, 2018 When testifying to the Senate Standing Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources, Ross McKitrick, University of Guelph professor and Fraser Institute senior fellow, noted the many failings of ...

9. Natural Resource Regulation in Alberta

   Alberta’s economy has been sorely afflicted in recent years. A major factor in that affliction was, of course, the slump in world oil prices which began their plummet in 2014. Limited pipeline capacity, which leads to Canadian oil producers getting a ...

10. By subsidizing wind and solar power, the government put its green agenda ahead of Ontarians

    Appeared in the North Bay Nugget, October 18, 2018 In 2005, I along with two co-authors (University of Guelph professor Ross McKitrick and air quality analyst Joel Schwartz) released a study called Pain Without Gain. The subtitle of the piece was that ...