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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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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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‘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]

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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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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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Opinion: One energy path brings Carney the big wins he needs. The other one doesn’t.

May 20, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on May 17, 2025. By Mitchell Beer Prime Minister Mark Carney and his new cabinet took office Tuesday with some tough, momentous questions on their agenda, most [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]

Opinion

Opinion: Alberta has long accused Ottawa of trying to destroy its oil industry. That’s a dangerous myth

May 8, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Conversation on May 8, 2025. By Ian Urquhart “Alberta is a place soaked in self-deception.” Those words began Alberta-based journalist Mark Lisac’s 2004 book aimed at shattering the myths that have [Read more]

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Opinion: Mark Carney wants to make Canada an energy superpower — but what will be sacrificed for that goal?

May 5, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Conversation on May 5, 2025. By Leah Levac, Jane Stinson, Leah M. Fusco Canada’s recent federal election was regularly dubbed one of the most consequential of the last 50 years. [Read more]

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Trump promised to help Big Oil. Its revenues plummeted.

May 5, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by Grist on May 2, 2025. By Tik Root This story is part of a Grist package examining how President Trump’s first 100 days in office have reshaped climate and environmental [Read more]

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‘Build, baby, build’: Carney wants to make the country into an ‘energy superpower’

May 2, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by Grist on May 2, 2025. By Anita Hofschneider Canada’s newly elected prime minister wants to turn the country into an “energy superpower,” while promising to respect Indigenous rights, prompting both [Read more]

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Opinion: Canada and Europe need a talent hub to overcome Trump threats

April 23, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by Policy Options on April 23, 2025. By Jatin Nathwani, Munur Sacit Herdem Improving Canada’s productivity is a fundamental necessity and the core of any strategy to help overcome the challenges [Read more]

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Opinion: Carney’s ‘Canada Strong’ rally taps into today’s existential crisis, sets the tone for the next one

April 21, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on April 21, 2025. By Mitchell Beer With the polls closing in eight days, we took a long weekend road trip to staid, suburban Ottawa. A boisterous [Read more]

Opinion

Opinion: On climate and energy, Canada needs pragmatics, not performance pieces

April 14, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on April 13, 2025. By Mitchell Beer There’s still a long way to go before the votes are counted in Canada’s April 28 federal election, longer still [Read more]

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Campaign trail: Carney earns praise for clean power plan as TAF spotlights ‘climate red tape’

April 11, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on April 11, 2025. By Mitchell Beer Liberal leader Mark Carney is receiving limited praise for putting clean electricity at the centre of his plan to make [Read more]

Opinion

Opinion: GHG emissions likely to rise if Conservatives win April 28 election

April 10, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by Policy Options on April 9, 2025. By Emma Starke, Katya Rhodes Reducing Canada’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is not rocket science. Our policies need to make climate-related pollution more expensive [Read more]

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Carney touts trade, Poilievre backs fossil CEOs in duelling plans for cross-Canada corridor

April 8, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on April 7, 2025. By Mitchell Beer Duelling plans for cross-Canada development corridors, dire mutterings about western secession, and the response to Donald Trump’s tariff wars took [Read more]

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Opinion: Stuck in the past – Trump tariffs and other policies are dragging the U.S. back to the 19th century

April 4, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Conversation on April 4, 2025. By Eric Strikwerda During Donald Trump’s first term as president, the United States lurched from the absurdity of his lies to the use of his office [Read more]

Opinion

Opinion: If it comes to it, Canadian courts can and must be ready to resist U.S. annexation

March 31, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by Policy Options on March 26, 2025. By Gib van Ert, Robert J. Currie, Allan Rock Late in 2024, the incoming president of the United States, Donald Trump, began calling for [Read more]

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Why Indigenous nations are walking away from pipeline talks in Michigan

March 31, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by Grist on March 31, 2025. By Izzy Ross This coverage is made possible through a partnership with Grist and Interlochen Public Radio in Northern Michigan. Seven Indigenous nations have withdrawn [Read more]

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