2+ week, 31+ min ago   (1088+ words) Retaliating against Washington with an export tax on Alberta energy would hand Albertans greater ammunition against Ottawa Ottawa has tried forcing its will on Alberta’s energy industry before. It ended badly. In 1980, the Trudeau government imposed the National Energy Program…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (1231+ words) When Ottawa and Alberta announced on July 2 that Alberta’s proposed new West Coast oil pipeline would be referred to the Major Projects Office, environmental opposition did not have to start from scratch. One organization already had an audience, a recognizable…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (1596+ words) Constitution gives Parliament sole authority over interprovincial pipelines, so why is Ottawa negotiating payments with B.C.? On July 2, Prime Minister Mark Carney signed the Canada-British Columbia Cooperative Prosperity Agreement with B.C. Premier David Eby in Vancouver, then flew to Calgary to announce,…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (1633+ words) His willingness to back new pipelines is a rare example of the interprovincial co-operation Canada needs to strengthen its economy and national unity Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew welcomes pipelines. That’s good news for Canadian unity, prosperity and independence. It’s also…...

4+ week, 22+ hour ago   (1780+ words) Prime Minister Mark Carney needs to look at this poll and understand something simple: People will not accept a gas tax hike in September. New polling shows 63 per cent of Canadians oppose the federal government’s plan to hike fuel taxes…...