As Quick Dick McDick prepares to take his canola off the field, he digs deep into the utter disaster of our trade war with China over electric vehicles we don’t make for canola we do. “Almost $100,000 gone, overnight, from our farm, because the government...
Editor’s note: Next week Pipeline Online will be running an in-depth series of stories on the current action before the courts seeking an injunction that would stop Saskatchewan’s recently announced plan to rejuvenate its coal fleet dead in its tracks. As...
Tamara Lich’s prosecution isn’t just about a protest—it’s a warning. For many Western Canadians, her harsh treatment by Ottawa signals how far the federal government is willing to go to silence dissent. As Alberta moves toward a sovereignty referendum, Lich’s ordeal...
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...
