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Opinion: US tax reform threatens Canadian jobs, GDP

September 18, 2018 Energi Staff

According to a study by PricewaterhouseCoopers, the negative impact of US tax reform on Canada’s economy could be 1o times greater than the potential fallout from a NAFTA termination.   US tax reform puts a number [Read more]

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Canada

Protectionism, NAFTA uncertainty acting as drags on Canadian exports

June 4, 2018 Markham Hislop

Recently added threat of tariffs on auto imports is another risk factor By Glen Hodgson, Senior Fellow, Conference Board of Canada In normal circumstances, these should be boom times for Canadian exports. The U.S. economy is [Read more]

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Canada

Canadian exports rose in Feb. following temporary decline in Jan.

April 6, 2018 Markham Hislop

Some media reports suggest Canada, USA, and Mexico very close to signing new NAFTA agreement According to the Conference Board of Canada report, exports rose in Feb. after decreases in Jan. Following two months of growth, [Read more]

Opinion

Don’t like trade deficits? Then say hello to economic recession!

March 7, 2018 Markham Hislop

“The proposed tariffs should be dead on arrival. Let’s have larger trade deficits instead. Our trade partners are invested with us.” – Hirs By Ed Hirs, energy economist, University of Houston Trade deficits keep your [Read more]

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Opinion

NAFTA Termination? Conference Board proposes proactive strategy

January 22, 2018 Markham Hislop

Penalizing Canadian, Mexican trade penalizes US trade and would lead to US job loss By Kristelle Audet, Danielle Goldfarb, Brent Dowdall, Conference Board of Canada Feverish speculation grew earlier this month that U.S. President Donald Trump will soon [Read more]

No Picture
Markham on Energy

Podcast: What lies ahead for Canada after Round 4 of NAFTA negotiations?

October 22, 2017 Markham Hislop

Ending NAFTA would hurt Alberta more than any other province, but it could hurt USA more When the Canada-US free trade agreement was negotiated almost 30 years ago, many Canadians worried that deepening our country’s [Read more]

No Picture
Markham on Energy

TransCanada has ‘credible NAFTA case’ against Obama Administration for rejecting Keystone XL

July 7, 2016 JZadmin

Interesting issue is Obama Administration’s need to address perceptions of USA as committed to fighting climate change – Kronby When President Barack Obama rejected TransCanada Corp.’s Keystone XL pipeline proposal last year, he probably expected some sort of [Read more]

In the Spotlight

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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