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Fast-Tracked Western Pipeline Won’t Draw Investors Without Taxpayer ‘Backstop’: Ex-Alberta Energy Minister

January 13, 2026 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Jan. 12, 2026. By Mitchell Beer Alberta is demanding even faster federal approval of a bitumen pipeline to British Columbia’s west coast, even as a former [Read more]

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Fast-tracking without foresight: Canada’s risky approach to major projects

December 12, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Conversation on Dec. 11, 2025. By Justina C. Ray and Dave Poulton Over the summer, the Canadian government announced that it’s setting up a Major Projects Office to identify and [Read more]

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Building Canada Act Gives Cabinet ‘Radical’ New Powers, Expert Warns

December 12, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Dec. 3, 2025. by Bob Weber The year 1539 was a good one to be King of England. Henry VIII, the reigning monarch, had a free [Read more]

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Alberta Weakens Industrial Carbon Price, Just Days After Signing MOU

December 9, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Dec. 9, 2025. Alberta has introduced changes to its industrial carbon pricing that will make it harder to meet a key commitment in its new memorandum [Read more]

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Climate competitiveness strategy promises results, but relies on iffy carbon capture tech

October 21, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Oct. 20, 2025. By Mitchell Beer Prime Minister Mark Carney is preparing to release a new carbon competitiveness strategy that promises real-world outcomes over aspirational goals, [Read more]

Opinion

Opinion: Bulldozer or bystander? Canada’s stakes in the new global economy

September 23, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by Policy Options on Sept. 9, 2025. By Rachel Samson Big changes are coming to the global economy and the stakes are high for Canada. Over many decades, we have built [Read more]

Opinion

Opinion: Only targeted industrial policy will fulfil Canada’s value-adding potential

September 12, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by Policy Options on Sept. 8, 2025. By Jim Stanford Canada has long striven to be more than a mere supplier of raw resources to more developed trading partners. From the [Read more]

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Build a million affordable homes as a nation-building project and build them green: Advocates

September 12, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Sept. 10, 2025. By Chris Bonasia Canada should build a million affordable homes for low- and middle-income households in a “nation-building” project that devotes 1 per [Read more]

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Go Bigger: Experts say nation-building means retrofits, not just megaprojects

September 12, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Sept. 10, 2025. By Chris Bonasia As Prime Minister Mark Carney releases his first official list of large infrastructure projects of “national interest,” a broad wave [Read more]

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‘Flashing red warning light’ for oil as Carney government mulls new pipeline

September 12, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Sept. 11, 2025. By Mitchell Beer The global oil industry is facing down a “flashing red warning light” and firing thousands of workers as analysts project [Read more]

Opinion

Opinion: Industrial policy and Canada’s uncertain future

September 8, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by Policy Options on Sept. 5, 2025. By Steve Lafleur Donald Trump’s re-election as president of the United States has left our entire country in a state of flux. His tariffs on [Read more]

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Environmental spending faces steep cuts in Carney’s fall budget

September 8, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Sept. 7, 2025. By Christopher Bonasia Prime Minister Mark Carney’s planned “austerity and investment” budget could deliver significant cuts to Canada’s environmental programs, with green transport [Read more]

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LNG developer announces $15B project off Newfoundland, says Carney policy changes made it happen

September 4, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Sept. 2, 2025. By Mitchell Beer St. John’s-based Fermeuse Energy Ltd. has unveiled plans for a new $15-billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) project off the coast [Read more]

Opinion

Opinion: When ‘nation-building’ goes wrong: Carney, Hodgson must think bigger than LNG exports

September 2, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix Weekender on Sept. 1, 2025. By Mitchell Beer With Prime Minister Mark Carney and Energy and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson just back from their liquefied natural [Read more]

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LNG export push depends on future EU gas demand, ‘exploratory discussions’ with buyers

September 2, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Aug. 30, 2025. By Mitchell Beer The Canadian government will depend on continuing gas demand from Europe and “exploratory discussions” with potential trading partners in Germany [Read more]

Opinion

Opinion: Why the federal government must act cautiously on fast-tracking project approvals

June 3, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Conversation on June 3, 2025. By Mark Winfield The acceleration of federal approvals for “nation-building projects” was the major theme of this week’s first ministers meeting in Saskatoon. A rush to [Read more]

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Anxiety, optimism as Throne Speech chatter points toward faster project approvals

May 27, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on May 27, 2025. By Mitchell Beer With King Charles III set to deliver the Carney government’s first Speech from the Throne beginning at 11 AM Tuesday, [Read more]

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Pipelines? CCS? Clean energy? All of the above? Carney statements fuel anxiety, optimism

May 16, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on May 15, 2025. By Mitchell Beer Anxiety about new fossil fuel pipelines, optimism about clean energy infrastructure, and at least conditional confidence in Prime Minister Mark [Read more]

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Opinion: The world will move on from Trump tariffs. How should a new trading bloc show up on energy and climate?

April 7, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on April 6, 2025. By Mitchell Beer The astonishing thing about the last week is not that Donald Trump went ahead with his threat to blow up [Read more]

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Carney embraces emissions cap, CCS; Smith touts Poilievre as Trump’s best bet

March 27, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on March 26, 2025. By Mitchell Beer Prime Minister Mark Carney’s position on the federal oil and gas emissions cap and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s take on [Read more]

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“Cost and Carbon Competitiveness” was an Alberta rallying cry for years. What happened?

by Markham Hislop in Markham on Energy

Reducing methane emissions to zero is important for Canada’s competitiveness as global markets increasingly price carbon For all the noise surrounding climate policy, this is the rare file where ideology doesn’t change the physics, and [Read more]

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  • U.S. Fossil Donors ‘Pissed’ at Trump, Mock Him Behind His Back, as Venezuela Plan Takes Shape January 13, 2026
  • Fast-Tracked Western Pipeline Won’t Draw Investors Without Taxpayer ‘Backstop’: Ex-Alberta Energy Minister January 13, 2026
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  • Poor Reporting of Oil and Gas Decommissioning Costs Creates New Risks for Investors
  • Venezuela attack, Greenland threats and Gaza assault mark the collapse of international legal order
  • Maduro’s capture: ‘Trump has taken an unprecedented and very risky gamble’: Historian
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