Hodgson: Major projects office to launch this week
OTTAWA — Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson says the federal government’s new major projects office will launch this week, a key element in the Ottawa’s push to spur companies into building new large-scale infrastructure.
No rush on new crude oil pipelines, Trans Mountain chief executive says
The chief executive at Trans Mountain Corp. says there should be ample pipeline space to get Canadian crude oil to market until at least 2030 without the need for a whole new project being built from scratch.
Coal Revival: “What a reason to celebrate,” Moe says at IBEW barbecue for rejuvenating coal
There’s much reason to celebrate, for as long as the Saskatchewan Party government carries through with that plan, in defiance of federal coal regulations and the Clean Electricity Regulations, it means they get to keep those jobs. Most of those jobs pay over $100,000 per year. It means they won’t be forced to leave their homes, selling them for pennies on the dollar in towns that would soon look like ghost towns.
Fireside chat about the coal injunction
The people behind the injunction are against the expansion of natural gas-fired power generation, against the continuation of coal-fired power generation, and also against nuclear power. So what’s left?
Wind in Alberta bottoms out three times over the last week
As climate crusaders take the Government to Saskatchewan to court over its plan to rejuvenate its coal-fired power fleet, wind output in Alberta has fallen to 0.1 per 1 per cent cent, and 1.3 per cent on three different days over the course of the last week.
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Jim Warren: Dazed and confused—the Saskatchewan NDP’s approach to our tariff war with Trump
It’s a Liberal tradition, keep the voters in Ontario and Quebec as happy as possible. So what if the West gets annoyed, they have no power in parliament. That’s why Liberal elections strategy is based on the maxim “Screw the West we’ll take the rest.”
Hodgson ‘hopeful’ first batch of major projects announcements to start in fall
By Kyle Duggan Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson said he is "hopeful" that the government will start announcing major infrastructure project approvals in the fall. In an interview with The Canadian Press, Hodgson said the federal government has been busy...
Strathcona blasts MEG Energy’s ‘weak board’ as company chooses $7.9B Cenovus deal
MEG Energy Inc. has accepted a friendly cash-and-stock takeover offer from oilsands neighbour Cenovus Energy Inc. worth $7.9 billion, including debt, but Strathcona Resources, the hostile bidder MEG has spurned, is not ready to give up its pursuit.
Michael Zwaagstra: Winnipeg Humane Society deserved to be kicked out
If this column by Michael Zwaagstra reminds you of anything from this past week, recall that one of the participants in the coal injunction case is also a farmer from southeast Manitoba. Now, there’s no implication that farmer is related to this incident. But the actions do seem to ring a bell, don’t they?
The Coal Injunction, Part 5: Saskatchewan Environmental Society and Citizens for Public Justice
In Part 5, the two environmental organizations’ affidavits that are party to this injunction application to stop coal-fired power generation from continuing are outlined. This is the conclusion of the series, but there will be more on this file to come from Pipeline Online and its columnists.
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The Coal Injunction, Part 4: Affidavits of a Manitoba activist farmer and a Saskatoon environmental podcaster
In Part 4, the affidavits of the Manitoba activist farmer, who neither lives in Saskatchewan nor is a SaskPower customer, and the Saskatoon environmental podcaster who’s taking a political science degree are examined. These are two of the three individuals who are taking legal action to stop Saskatchewan from rebuilding its coal-fired generation fleet, as laid out in Part 1, here.
The Coal Injunction, Part 3: Why is a 12 year old filing affidavits against coal usage instead of playing with Lego?
In Part 3, Pipeline Online begins examining the affidavits of 12-year-old child, podcaster and Manitoba farmer as well as Saskatchewan Environmental Society and Citizens for Public Justice who have filed for an injunction to stop Saskatchewan’s recently announced plants to rebuild its coal fleet in its tracks. Part 3 focuses on the child activist’s affidavit.
The Coal Injunction, Part 2: Arguments against continued coal use made in injunction filings
A 12-year-old child, a podcaster and a Manitoban as well as Saskatchewan Environmental Society and Citizens for Public Justice have filed for an injunction to stop Saskatchewan’s recently announced plants to rebuild its coal fleet in its tracks. In Part 1, the stage is set. In Part 2, Pipeline Online digs into the legal filing, known as the “orginating application,” itself, laying out their arguments to end coal-fired power generation for good.
The Coal Injunction, Part 1: Do a 12 year old, a podcaster and someone who doesn’t even live here get to kill 1100 coal-related jobs?
Pipeline Online does one of its deepest dives yet into the injunction application meant to shut down Saskatchewan’s coal-fired generation fleet, just as this province begins its rebirth. At stake are 1100 jobs, billions of dollars, and keeping 44% of Saskatchewan’s lights on. And just who gets to govern around here, anyhow?
Quick Dick McDick: Where do my elbows go? (Canadian canola tariffs)
“Almost $100,000 gone, overnight, from our farm, because the government is trying to protect an industry that basically imports most of the components they use for their EVs from China anyways, and then uses $80 an hour union jobs to put them all together, then tries to force them onto the Canadian population that doesn’t fucking want them anyways,” Quick Dick says.
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Bronwyn Eyre: Judges Should Interpret Law—Not Make Public Policy From the Bench
Courts ought not be the exclusive arbiters of social and economic policy—genuine concerns about issues such as climate policy or homelessness notwithstanding. So, what to do?
Note – this might might be entirely applicable when it comes to Saskatchewan rejuvenating its coal fleet.
Ottawa funds $25M for companies to build EV chargers, buy natural gas-powered trucks
The federal government announced $25 million in funding today for companies to build more than 850 electric vehicle chargers, mostly in Quebec.
Brian Zinchuk on Evan Bray Show: Coal, nuclear, pipelines and more
This month the discussion touched on the impacts of the advent of large multilateral wells, coal-fired power rejuvenation, nuclear power, pipelines and more.
Whitecap is still very much serious about CO2 injection, but for enhanced oil recovery
Whitecap is selling off three carbon hub projects, two of which are in Saskatchewan, to Entropy, a subsidiary of Advantage Energy, which in turn has a $200 million strategic investment agreement with Brookfield Asset Management. The announcement was made June 23. This begs the question of whether or not Whitecap, which is the operator and majority owner of the Weyburn Unit since 2017, has lost faith in carbon dioxide injection
Greener steel arrives in Canada to a market in turmoil and future unclear
Like some superhero channelling the power of lightning, Algoma Steel Inc. has started using the heat cast off by the arcs of powerful electric currents to make greener steel.
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Coal Revival: Harrison says NDP will shut down coal plants immediately if they were to form government
“The NDP have now made clear that they will shut down our coal power plants immediately if they were to form government, putting thousands of people out of work while devastating two communities. ” – Minister Jeremy Harrison
Pipeline Online Podcast: Aleana Young Ep. 15: Would the Sask NDP reverse the coal decision? And what about nuclear?
The Saskatchewan Party government has said it would rejuvenate its coal fleet. What would the NDP do with coal if elected as government? Saskatchewan NDP Shadow Minister for Economy and Jobs Aleana Young is also the critic for SaskPower.
Coal Revival: Would the NDP reverse the coal decision? And why are they now big on nuclear power?
The Saskatchewan Party now says it will rebuild the coal-fired power fleet. So what does the NDP have to say? Quite a bit – and a lot of it relates to nuclear power.
South Bow reports profit of US$96 million in second quarter
Pipeline operator South Bow Corp. says it expects an in-depth report out in September on a recent pipeline leak, but so far it doesn’t see it indicating wider problems on its Keystone pipeline.
Canadian Natural Resources says Q2 profit, production increased
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. says its acquisition strategy is focused on cash flow as it closed multiple purchases in recent months and reported profits rose in the second quarter.