Derek Fildebrandt Archives - Thoughtful Journalism

Fildebrandt on Alberta energy policy: no govt-owned pipelines, support for small conventional producers, goodbye carbon tax for Freedom Conservative Party

July 29, 2018 Markham Hislop

Controversial MLA Derek Fildebrandt, leader of Freedom Conservative Party Fildebrandt accuses NDP of siding with big oil sands companies and UCP of abandoning conservative ideals over govt ownership of Kinder Morgan pipelines Alberta has a [Read more]

Jason Kenney threatens trade war with BC over Trans Mountain…whose interests is he serving?

August 5, 2017 Markham Hislop

Threats to retaliate against BC if Horgan government inhibits pipeline progress benefits Kenney, but may harm Kinder Morgan’s construction efforts Erik Wiik is an early-30s engineer who owns a Vancouver-based small business – exactly the [Read more]

Oil sands players back Notley’s energy/climate policies – sticky politics for new conservative party?

July 22, 2017 Markham Hislop

Oil sands players believe Climate Leadership Plan will help them lower production costs, crude oil carbon-intensity This weekend members of the Wildrose Party and the PC Assoc. of Alberta are deciding if they want to [Read more]