Brad Wall: Mark Carney’s Davos speech made things worse with the very people we need to make a deal with
There is a chance, of course, that CUSMA is not replaced by anything; the Wild West of trade, as it were. Or even that Mexico and the US sign a deal and leave Canada out entirely. Everything Carney does in the months leading up to the CUSMA review this year must be tuned to ensure that this possibility does not become an inevitability.
Jim Warren: The latest global trade convulsions and their Saskatchewan effects
Two weeks ago Scott Moe did the right thing. He accompanied Mark Carney to China in support of reducing the 75.8 per cent tariff on raw Canadian canola seed to just 15 per cent.
Canola producers are our friends and neighbours; what’s more, they make a significant contribution to the province’s economy. The $7.9 billion in exports they generate annually accounts for 9 per cent of Saskatchewan’s $90 billion GDP.
Natural gas and coal kept Saskatchewan’s lights on during frigid weather
As temperatures plunged below -30 C on Saturday, January 24, 61 per cent of SaskPower’s generation came from natural gas and 29 per cent came from coal, together accounting for 90 per cent of total generation. Average system demand remained consistently above 3,500 megawatts during the weekend.
Bronwyn Eyre inaugural recipient of new award for Canadian champions of freedom
ronwyn Eyre, former Saskatchewan Minister of Justice and Attorney General, as well as former Minister of Energy and Resources, is the Canadian Constitution Foundation’s recipient of the inaugural Cartier-Macdonald Award. The new award recognizes Canadians who have shown exceptional leadership in advancing the principles of freedom.
Brian Crossman: Artificial Intelligence, the oilpatch, and John Wick’s dog
Here is another concern of mine: I have watched enough movies to know that the terminator scares the crap out of me, as does “Agent Smith” from the Matrix movies. I am pretty sure Sarah Conner, Kyle Reese and Neo aren’t coming to save us. (But if AI kills John Wick’s dog, my money is on Keanu Reeves)
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If elected, the Parti Québécois would not necessarily oppose new gas or oil pipelines
A future Parti Québécois government would not rule out oil or gas pipeline projects in Quebec.
NuVista shareholders vote to approve $3.8B Ovintiv transaction
U.S.-based Ovintiv Inc.’s bid to acquire NuVista Energy Ltd. has been approved by the shareholders of the Calgary-based company.
Trump threatens 100% tariffs on Canada because we signed a trade deal with China
In threatening 100 per cent tariffs “against all Canadian goods and products coming into the U.S.A.,” Trump essentially threatened to all but shut down Canada-US trade. The implications as such would devastate the Canadian economy.
Quick Dick McDick: Maybe I’m Just A Dick
Have you missed your regular fill of Quick Dick McDick videos? I sure have. Well, he’s been on the road, doing comedy shows before calving season kicks off.
So now, after an eventful week, we get to hear Quick Dick muse about the fact that maybe he’s just a dick.
Worker dies at Suncor oilsands site after machinery sinks into muskeg
Alberta Occupational Health and Safety is investigating the death of a worker at an oilsands mine north of Fort McMurray.
The worker was inside a piece of equipment last week when it became submerged in muskeg, it said.
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Doug Martens named Southeast Sask. Oil Person of the Year; Legends award winners named
On Jan. 19 the Weyburn Oil Show Board announces the distinguished recipients of the 2026 Southeast Saskatchewan Legends Award, the “Laurence M Woodard” Southeast Saskatchewan Oil Person of the Year Award, the “Ron Jeffery” Friend of the Show Award, and the newest award Southeast Saskatchewan Keystone Award.
SGI to harmonize service rig driver requirements with Alberta and eventually Manitoba
Saskatchewan, and soon Manitoba, will harmonize driver requirements for service rig drivers.
Donald Trump’s speech to the WEF at Davos
Here is President Donald Trump’s speech to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 21. He talks about Greenland, and makes a swipe at Canada, too.
Mark Carney’s speech in Davos, verbatim
Canadian media and social media gave prominent coverage to Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Jan. 20 speech at tjhe World Economic Forum in Davos, republished here from the prime minister’s website.
Pipeline Online Podcast: Ep. 27 Gerald Chipeur, Honourary counsel for South Korea in Alberta
Calgary Lawyer Gerald Chipeur, KC, is originally from Saskatchewan. He’s honorary counsel for South Korea in the province of Alberta, and has a unique perspective on the potential for trade between our two nations. Basically, they’ll buy all the energy we can sell them, even if we double or even triple our output. You read that right. Double or triple. And he thinks a pipeline will be built to the West Coast, too.
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Brian Zinchuk: We are living in 1938, again hearing the drumbeats of war
My grandfather, Harry used to say to me, “Brian, why would you want to go and stop a bullet?” As a young man, full of patriotic bluster, I replied I would die for my country.
Now, with years of reflection and perhaps some wisdom, I see much more deeply the meaning behind his words. And I tell my own kids, “Why would you want to go and stop a bullet?”
Carney says Qatar will make ‘significant’ investments in Canada’s major projects
Prime Minister Mark Carney says Qatar has committed to “significant strategic investments” for Canada’s major building projects. That capital will get projects built faster, “supercharge” energy industries and create jobs for Canadians, he said during a news conference in Doha.
Weekend Watch: Is Canada Wasting Its Energy Advantage? | Doomberg on Oil, LNG, and the Pipeline Future
Power Struggle Podcast, with hose Stewart Muir, posted this great podcast on Jan. 16. Whenever Doomberg talks about Canada, it’s worth listening to. Check it out.
Carney reaches ‘landmark’ tariff quota deal with China on EVs, canola
Prime Minister Mark Carney touted a renewed relationship with China and “enormous progress” on trade irritants as he announced a new deal with Beijing on electric vehicles and canola at the end of a high-profile trip to China on Friday.
Eby touts mining, energy projects on India tour, dismisses Bishnoi gang report
British Columbia Premier David Eby said Indian companies and the delegation he is leading in the subcontinent have been holding “extensive discussions” about accessing the province’s mining and energy sectors.
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Here’s what Carney, Moe, and Beck posted about meeting with Chinese President Xi and the resulting trade deal
Straight from the horses mouths, as it were, here are the verbatim statements and media releases with regards to today’s trade deal between Canada and China which impacts energy, electric vehicles, steel and aluminum, canola and seafood.
Verbatim backgrounder on Canada-China trade deal, including canola, energy, steel, aluminum, EVs and seafood
Editor's note: This is the verbatim backgrounder posted on the Government of Canada website regarding the Jan. 16 trade deal between Canada and China. Backgrounder - Preliminary Agreement-In-Principle to Address Economic and Trade Issues between Canada and the...
Kaase Gbakon: Venezuela by the Numbers: What 60 Years of Energy Data Reveal About Its Future
While the assessments continue, and the after-effects of the pre-dawn military incursion unravel, this note will provide backdrop of Venezuela’s energy system.
Paul Colborne Oilperson of the Year; Randall Smith, E. Craig Lothian, and Andy J. Mah for Hall of Fame
Recipients of some of the honours at the Saskatchewan Oil and Gas Show have been announced.
BREAKING: Coal injunction tossed; court says governments get to make environmental policy
In other words, the coal injunction is dead it its tracks. SaskPower can continue rejuvenating its coal fleet. And the decision is also a rebuke of the trend of judge-made law and activist courts, clearly noting the supremacy of the legislative branch in making policy.