Editor’s note: I was in Saskatoon for a major nuclear announcement at the University of Saskatchewan on Tuesday. It will take some time to do a proper story on the announcement, especially after several hundred kilomentres of driving, so please be...
What, no happy dance? On 9 September the Carney government delivered a long-awaited win to supporters of conventional energy. The heavy hand of C-69, the “No More Pipelines Act”, will no longer apply to major projects in the oil and gas sectors including...
Unions and the Oilpatch I am like an onion; I have many layers. Well, I think I heard that in a movie once. I think maybe “Shrek” or some other beloved children’s classic. Yeah, that’s right, I watch cartoons sometimes. I am truly looking forward to the “Wiley Coyote...
After a couple of weeks of self-congratulations and grandstanding, the future of the Trump administration’s “Biggest Oil Deal in History” is looking a lot less bright. Two streams of ideas have emerged in the legacy and independent media casting doubt on...
“I am so glad cell phone cameras didn’t exist back in the day, I’d still be in jail.” This has been said more times than any of us can count. But in light of what we have seen in the news, it bears repeating again (and again, and again). In the oilpatch, as with many...
Polls show heat and smoke have increased Canadians’ concerns about climate change: Not to worry, it won’t cause Carney to back down on Pacific pipeline concessions n response to forest fires, smoke and a series of hot days this summer concern about climate...
