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1. Quebec Proves Canada's Equalization Payments Are Not Always Equal

   Appeared in the Huffington Post, Apr 9, 2013 Michael Binnion, CEO of Questerre Energy and head of the Quebec Oil and Gas Association, has a great blog post up in which he discusses the impact that equalization payments have on Quebec's energy and ...

2. Canada as an emerging energy superproducer

   Canada as An Emerging Energy Superproducer explores the meaning of the term "energy superpower" and whether Canada could become an energy superpower or a superproducer of energy. It also examines how Canada's energy resources, production, ...

3. BC's Prosperity Fund: A Good Idea if Designed Properly

   Appeared in the Vancouver Sun BC’s governing Liberals presented a Throne Speech recently that included an unexpected announcement: the creation of a BC Prosperity Fund similar in concept to Alberta’s Heritage Fund. BC’s fund is meant to capitalize on the ...

4. The U.S. Electorate's Message to Canada: Diversify Quickly

   Appeared in the New Brunswick Telegraph Journal On November 6, 2012, the citizens of the United States decided to maintain, essentially, the status quo: they re-elected Barack Obama as President, left the United States House of Representatives solidly in ...

5. Free markets are not the property of the Anglosphere

   Appeared in the Calgary Herald In the debate over whether the partially state-owned energy company, China’s CNOOC, should be given the go-ahead by Ottawa to take over Calgary-based Nexen, there is the danger that the discussion will be cast in an ...

6. The economic case against the net benefit test

   Appeared in the Financial Post The recent decision by the federal government to block a proposed takeover of Progress Energy Resources by Petronas, a Malaysian state-owned company, increases the likelihood of a rejection of the pending acquisition of ...

7. Lifting the Moratorium: The costs and benefits of offshore oil drilling in British Columbia

   Lifting the Moratorium: The costs and benefits of offshore oil drilling in British Columbia considers the potential for offshore oil operations in BC. This study combines information from academic papers, government commissioned reports, and government ...

8. Laying the Groundwork for BC LNG Exports to Asia

   Use of Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) has been growing rapidly in the Asia-Pacific region, mainly as an energy source for electric generation but also for distribution to residential, commercial, and industrial consumers. Growth in LNG use has been strongest ...

9. An opportunity to give British Columbia its fair share

   Appeared in the Financial Post and Vancouver Sun Following the U.S. government’s delay in approving the much-hyped Keystone XL pipeline, many pundits turned their attention to the possibility of a new pipeline from the oilsands to BC’s west coast that ...

10. China National Oil Company Takeover of Nexen Will Be Costly for Canada

    Appeared in the Hamilton Spectator, Vancouver Sun, Victoria Times Colonist, Huffington Post, New Brunswick Telegraph Journal, Saskatoon Star Phoenix and Woodstock Sentinel Review The proposed sale of Nexen Inc. to China National Offshore Oil Company ...