The results of the 2025 federal election underlined the critical role electoral politics plays in determining the fortunes of Western Canada’s conventional energy sector. Pierre Polievre’s record on natural gas and petroleum policy during his two plus years as Leader...
In recent days I’ve really been scratching my head, wondering what on earth Ontario Premier Doug Ford, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, and now Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe have been going on about, talking about a pipeline to James Bay. Now I think I...
Editor’s note: I have known Michael Zwaagstra for 33 years. He is one of my closest friends and more importantly among the smartest men I know. He has been writing advanced policy pieces in the education sphere since 1997. He is a senior fellow with not one but...
People rally against Bill C-5 on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Tuesday, June 17, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang As uniquely Canadian fault lines form around Ottawa’s new major projects Bill 5, it’s quickly becoming the story of two vetoes—one Indigenous,...
Prime Minister Mark Carney greets members of the public during Canada Day celebrations at LeBreton Flats in Ottawa on Tuesday, July 1, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby The American writer, William Burroughs, could have been writing for our times when he...
Alright, it’s time to talk about that idea of an oil pipeline to Hudson Bay, be it Churchill or Port Nelson. I hate to be a downer for the proponents, who include Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and a surprisingly...
