Tag: Justin Trudeau
Pan-Canadian framework on clean growth and climate change: 1st year update
$1.4 billion in new federal financing for clean tech firms, $400 million for Sustainable Development Technology Canada The Pan-Canadian framework on clean growth and climate change is a year old and the Canadian government says progress has been made toward meeting the country’s emissions reduction target while growing the economy. The plan includes pricing carbon […]
A message for Trudeau’s ‘Generation Energy’ conversation: Don’t kneecap $15 billion pipelines to get re-elected
Nanos polls shows many Canadians think Canada does a poor job regulating energy, providing right environment for investors Generation Energy wrapped up this week in Winnipeg. The federal government leading a national conversation about the future of energy seems like a fine idea. But is it, really? The Trudeau Liberals already have a well-defined worldview […]
Energy East pipeline: Risky business gamble or Liberal regulatory, political machinations?
TransCanada blames “regulatory uncertainty” for Energy East withdrawal, evidence thus far supports that view Someone is lying about why the Energy East pipeline project was cancelled. Either it’s TransCanada, which blamed the “substantial uncertainty around the scope, timing and cost” of the federal review. Or it’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who on Saturday penned a […]
Why did TransCanada cancel $12 billion Energy East pipeline project?
Reasons include Canadian regulatory uncertainty, changed economics, opposition in Quebec and from First Nations Canadians outside the Wildrose Province may be shocked to learn just how angry Albertans are about TransCanada’s decision to cancel the Energy East pipeline project. Our Alberta readers are fuming – and they’re not shy about telling me why on social […]
ENGO ‘fake news’ using media to change public perception of Energy East pipeline
Canadian voters deserve accurate, reasoned, factual debate about pipeline proposals like Energy East Donald Trump isn’t the only purveyor of “fake news” and “alternate facts.” For Canadian examples, you can’t beat environment non-government organizations (ENGOs). But unlike the American president, ENGOs have a very clear political objective. And it’s working to perfection. The latest Canadian […]
Trudeau Govt should rethink message on downstream GHG emissions and Energy East before serious damage is done
Trudeau Liberals appear to be willing to sacrifice Energy East for Quebec seats in 2019…a dangerous message to investors in Canadian resource development One of the things I like most about the Trudeau Liberals is that they are treacherous bastards. Like every Liberal government of my lifetime, they play to win. That bred-in-the-bone treachery will absolutely […]
NEB ‘modernization’ – not just low oil prices, opposition – makes TransCanada skittish, say experts
Regulator change creates uncertainty, which combines with low oil prices, higher gas prices, politics to make TransCanada slow down on Energy East pipeline The National Energy Board has granted TransCanada’s request for a 30-day suspension of the review for the Energy East and Eastern Mainline pipelines. Some critics of the Trudeau Government’s “modernization” of the […]
Podcast: Interview with David Coletto re. Canadian voter intentions poll (hint…we hate Trump)
Federal Liberals hold comfortable lead, most Canadians approve of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Last week Abacus Data released a public opinion poll about how Canadians feel about the national political parties and how they would vote if an election was held today. I interviewed Abacus Data CEO David Coletto about the results and he offered […]
Podcast: Former pipeline VP Dennis McConaghy says Trudeau botching energy regulation reform
Link to Markham On Energy podcast at the bottom of story Dennis McConaghy is a former Canadian oil and gas executive, a veteran of the Alberta oil patch, and a convert to the “progressive view” of the energy industry. By progressive, I mean that he accepts climate science, understands that the global consensus around climate […]
Consequences of Trump disruption becoming clearer as NAFTA talks set to begin
Canada exported $62.3 billion of oil/gas in 2016, just behind vehicles at $64.3 billion By Glen Hodgson, senior fellow, Conference Board of Canada Donald Trump’s election agenda promised to challenge the existing U.S. political and economic order – that’s what his populist political base voted for. But while Mr. Trump promised to make America great again, […]
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