Dr. Tammy Nemeth: Ottawa’s Green Squeeze

Canada’s energy future is at a crossroads. While leadership promotes an “energy superpower” strategy, emerging climate finance mandates risk sidelining conventional energy sectors through tougher financing rules buried within policy frameworks. These shifts could challenge energy firms & reduce competitiveness unless strategic reforms & clearer policy coordination are pursued to harmonize climate goals with economic resilience.

Jack Mintz: Is Alberta really getting a pipeline or just being sold a pipe dream?

The promised West‑Coast oil pipeline could become a “pipe dream” if Ottawa’s regulatory hurdles and carbon‑tax conditions stall progress. While Alberta’s premier celebrates a new federal memorandum of understanding that would allow a million‑barrel‑per‑day line and TMX expansion, lingering policy demands risk turning the project into a costly political symbol rather than a revenue engine.