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Jason Kenney

Opinion

Former Alberta CMOH calls on Kenney to release COVID-19 predictive modelling

October 3, 2021 Markham Hislop

Key to understanding [UCP government’s] cold-blooded strategy is determining how long it will take to achieve this goal of “herd immunity”.  October 1, 2021 Dear Albertans, After Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey’s offer to [Read more]

Markham on Energy

Delay Teck Frontier decision, make approval conditional on much tougher Alberta climate policies

January 31, 2020 Markham Hislop

Teck Frontier decision is seminal moment for Canada, which must demonstrate it is capable of negotiating treacherous path to climate action and economic development The federal government is expected to decide on the future of [Read more]

News

Alberta budget misses opportunity to attract investment: Pembina

October 26, 2019 Energi Staff

Duncan Kenyon, Regional Director at the Pembina Institute says the Alberta budget released by the Kenney government is a “missed opportunity” to position the province as a competitive energy leader in a changing world economy. [Read more]

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Opinion

Opinion: Ignoring climate change is bad for Albertans’ health

June 7, 2019 Energi Staff

By Joe Vipond and Kim Perrotta  This article was published by the Edmonton Journal on June 7, 2019. Premier Jason Kenney was very proud of his government’s decision to cut the carbon tax last week [Read more]

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News

Saskatchewan loses carbon tax challenge, Alberta vows to join fight

May 4, 2019 Energi Staff

“And we will continue to defend taxpayers from the carbon tax cash grab.” – Kenney On Friday, the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal ruled the federal government has the power to set a minimum national price [Read more]

Markham on Energy

Rise of the new Alberta energy populism: Is oil/gas industry weaponizing Vivian Krause’s conspiracy nonsense?

November 25, 2018 Markham Hislop

Protesters delaying construction of Trans-Peco natural gas pipeline from Texas to Mexico Every major American pipeline that crosses state borders is opposed, litigated, or protested. – Prof. Flatt Vivian Krause on her own is harmless. [Read more]

Markham on Energy

Social license works: a rebuttal of Jason Kenney

October 30, 2018 Markham Hislop

Angus Reid says Canadian support for Trans Mountain Expansion grew between Feb. and April 2018 as attacks from BC intensified Who in their right mind thinks David Suzuki or Greenpeace would ever be pro-pipeline? Jason [Read more]

Markham on Energy

Jason Kenney energy speech mimics Donald Trump, vows to retaliate against enemies of Alberta oil and gas if he becomes premier

October 26, 2018 Markham Hislop

UCP leader Jason Kenney speaking to the Energy Relaunch conference. Photo: CBC “This is not energy policy, it is Donald Trump-style, grievance-fueled populism pandering to the frustrations and anger of an industry that thinks it [Read more]

Markham on Energy

Majority of Western Canada’s crude oil exports to US not exposed to record high discount between WCS and WTI

October 13, 2018 Markham Hislop

Refinery outages will take care of themselves over the next month or two as maintenance is completed and facilities come back online The discount for Western Canadian Select reached $65.17 Thursday, setting off alarm bells [Read more]

Markham on Energy

Please stop listening to Kenney, CAPP on Canadian carbon tax policy

August 2, 2018 Markham Hislop

Ottawa tinkers with carbon tax regulation to better protect 4 Canadian sectors from foreign competitors not subject to carbon pricing…nothing to see here, folks Critics of carbon pricing have got themselves into a bit of [Read more]

Freedom Conservative Party
Markham on Energy

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]

Markham on Energy

Notley needs new narrative for Alberta carbon tax, poll shows. She has plenty of stories to tell if she chooses to tell them

July 26, 2018 Markham Hislop

Carbon pricing will give oil sands producers competitive advantage in new markets, funds diversification into petrochemicals, basis of “carbon for pipelines” deal with Trudeau Yet another poll shows that Canadians hate carbon pricing – cap-and-trade, [Read more]

Markham on Energy

What about oil sands CEOs? Jason Kenney says ‘elite commentators’ pushing carbon tax rejected by Alberta voters

July 14, 2018 Markham Hislop

Was Prentice preparing to introduce a province-wide carbon tax in Alberta if re-elected in 2015? Stephen Harper says “the media” is trying to bring down Jason Kenney. The UCP leader himself says elite commentators – [Read more]

OSAG
Markham on Energy

Phillips says Kenney wrong about Berman and OSAG, CEOs were real drivers of oil sands emissions policy ideas

July 6, 2018 Markham Hislop

Tzeporah Berman and Jason Kenney 5 CEOs of Alberta’s biggest oil sands producers initiated talks with 5 ENGOs in 2015, informal group morphed into OSAG in mid-2016 Shannon Phillips says Jason Kenney erred when he [Read more]

Jason Kenney
Markham on Energy

Jason Kenney wrong when he claims ‘declaratory powers’ can stop BC pipeline obstruction today

June 11, 2018 Markham Hislop

Prof. Dwight Newman appearing before the Senate on May 8 Contrary to Jason Kenney claims, invoking declaratory powers would be a minor clarification, assertion of federal authority over inter-provincial pipelines For weeks now, Jason Kenney [Read more]

Markham on Energy

Vancouver mayor, pipeline opponents losing public opinion battle because they violate Canadian energy consensus

May 10, 2018 Markham Hislop

Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson Survey data show Canadians, BCers favour compromise that acts on climate/environment while allowing natural resource development Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson and opponents of the Trans Mountain Expansion pipeline – including NDP [Read more]

Markham on Energy

Time for Alberta to think outside the box about pipelines?

April 3, 2018 Markham Hislop

Jason Kenney is pushing the panic button about pipelines after industry roasted the Trudeau government’s Bill C69, which sets out a new process for environmental impact assessments of major projects. Rachel Notley’s office says panic [Read more]

News

Turning off the oil taps was dumb idea when Kenney proposed it, no smarter now that Notley’s on board

March 9, 2018 Markham Hislop

If Rachel Notley wants to swell ranks of British Columbia pipeline opponents, she should keep borrowing dumb ideas from Jason Kenney Rachel Notley has one job: don’t take 50 per cent support in BC for [Read more]

Markham on Energy

Alberta Energy Diversification Act praised by industry and labour, panned by Kenney

March 9, 2018 Markham Hislop

Energy Diversification Act builds upon recommendations from recent Energy Diversification Advisory Committee report Premier Rachel Notley says the new Energy Diversification Act, which kicked off the spring session of the legislature, will attract billions of [Read more]

Markham on Energy

Oops! Jason Kenney misreads Canadian Constitution while drafting Kinder Morgan petition

February 9, 2018 Markham Hislop

Integrity of Canadian natural resources regulatory system on the line in Trans Mountain Expansion dispute – Prof. Coleman Jason Kenney and the United Conservative Party want Prime Minister Justin Trudeau use the declaratory power of [Read more]

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Alberta needs a Plan B

by Markham Hislop in Markham on Energy

Oil finally has a competitor (electricity) Alberta already has a Plan A. It’s called the Emissions Reduction and Energy Development Plan. To understand how risky it is, you need to understand OPEC’s “Oil and Gas [Read more]

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