Trudeau’s Pipeline Blockage Continues

 Justin Trudeau made a lot of promises to Canadians while campaigning — 226 to be precise, according to TrudeauMeter, a non-partisan website tracking his political performance.  So far only 55 of them have been achieved. While the Liberal government’s abandoning of its electoral reform promise came as a blow to

An Alternate View on Pipelines — Transport Ammonia not Crude

 TransCanada Corporation’s (TCC) Energy East Pipeline (EEP) has been getting a lot of coverage in the news lately. Rather than building additional capacity in Alberta to refine Canadian bitumen and crude oil into high value finished products, the oil industry has been looking for ways to export oil to U.S.

Pipeline Construction – The Federal Stance

 Energy exports, particularly oil and gas, are a key pillar of the Canadian economy, support hundreds of thousands of jobs in Canada and provide great wealth to the nation. With the 2015 Federal election just around the corner, Canadians are focused now more than ever on the three major federal

Ottawa to Ring in the New Year Scottish Style

 The people of Ottawa will have another chance to get their Celt on this New Year’s Eve. After the success of last year’s first-ever Scottish Hogmanay at Ottawa City Hall, the Scottish Society of Ottawa has announced it will host another free downtown party on December 31, presented by TD.

Pipeline Update

 Proponents for the Northern Gateway Pipeline are likely breathing a small sigh of relief now that Christy Clark has kept her job as Premier of British Columbia. Had the NDP won, chances are the Pipeline would have been dead in the water. That said, smooth sailing is by no means guaranteed. However, the fact that the focus of the

Time to Refine? Should Canada Refine its Own Oil?

 By Anna May Burke For decades, Canada has worried about its image abroad as a country that merely exploits its precious natural resources, exporting its raw commodities. And yet, at the same time, going back at least to Premier Peter Lougheed days in Alberta in the 1970s, there has also