On Feb. 24, Russia invaded Ukraine. On Feb. 25, I had a conversation with Tim McMillan, outgoing CEO of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers about Canada’s response. I asked, “If things get worse, do you think that the Canadian government should move to...
LLOYDMINSTER – As a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Europe is facing a major energy crisis this coming winter. Russia has shut off the taps for the Nordstream 1 natural gas pipeline, and energy prices there are through the roof. Nearly six months ago, the...
This is Part 2 of a 6-part series on the two heavy oil upgraders built in Saskatchewan is based on the book So Much More We Can Be: Saskatchewan’s Paradigm Shift and the Final Chapter on the Devine Government 1982-1991, by Edward Willett, Gerard Lucyshyn and Joseph...
Part 1 of a 6-part series on the Grant Devine-era heavy oil upgraders, and their lasting impact. If you had followed Saskatchewan politics in the 1990s, you would have thought the world was ending as a result of the Grant Devine Progressive Conservative government’s...
LLOYDMINSTER – After four years, its’ time to raise the curtain and light the lights one the Lloydminster Heavy Oil Show. You see, there was supposed to be a show in 2020, but then a little thing called COVID-19 happened, and that put an end to that. So it’s an...
