Natural Resources

COVID-19 Responses Come Into Focus, But Road Ahead Remains Uncertain

On April 8, 2020   /   Economy and Jobs, Energy and Environment, Finance, Health Care, Institute, Natural Resources, Our Thinking, Provincial  
COVID-19 Responses Come Into Focus, But Road Ahead Remains Uncertain

Following Ontario’s release of its pandemic projections last week, Quebec and Alberta have followed suit, illustrating the impact of COVID-19 within provinces across Canada. The picture that is emerging is that the pandemic is hitting Canada’s provinces differently. In Ontario and Quebec, the pandemic is on track

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Building Pipelines: Advancing Keystone XL and Canadian Industrial Capacity

On March 31, 2020   /   Economy and Jobs, Education, Energy and Environment, Federal, Finance, Health Care, Institute, Natural Resources, Our Thinking, Provincial, Public Safety  
Building Pipelines: Advancing Keystone XL and Canadian Industrial Capacity

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney announced an investment to accelerate the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline. The province’s investment includes $1.5 billion in equity in 2020 and a $6 billion loan guarantee in 2021, enabling immediate construction on the Alberta portion of the pipeline. The project is

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Inflamed relations between Ottawa and the prairie premiers don’t even need oil and gas to ignite

On November 4, 2019   /   Economy and Jobs, Elections, Federal, Institute, Natural Resources, Our Thinking  
Inflamed relations between Ottawa and the prairie premiers don’t even need oil and gas to ignite

By Andrew Steele After Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party won re-election without any representatives from Alberta and Saskatchewan, all eyes are on the potential clash between those oil-producing provinces and the federal government over carbon action. But this is not the only confrontation that looms for Confederation. Behind

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