Sampling of recent opinion pieces
February 14, 2025
Maclean’s Magazine
Why Canada’s Oil Sands Aren’t Coming Back
I used to be an oil executive. Here’s how market forces, not politics, killed the oil boom—and why new pipelines won’t save the country.
December 19th 2024
Canada’s National Observer
When it comes to energy, the U.S. has Ontario over a barrel
The idea of using energy as a cudgel is unbelievably terrible for Ontario when we look at how energy is supplied to the province. Ontario has far more to lose if the U.S. slashes energy supplies to Canada, than the other way around.
October 8th 2024
Canada’s National Observer
The ‘What about China?’ excuse simply doesn’t hold up
China is eating our lunch. We can debate about unfair competition or not, but they’re running full speed toward the future while we’re stuck in the past.
June 26th 2024
Canada’s National Observer
Take it from Deloitte: Carbon capture is a terrible investment
Canada is about to see a massive drop in GDP as the world decarbonizes. And to pretend otherwise is sleepwalking over a cliff.
May 10th 2024
Canada’s National Observer
Canada continues to pretend it’s better than it really is
It’s lucky Canada isn’t a corporation or the Competition Bureau would have to investigate a series of our national governments. The Canadian government has been making overblown promises about reducing emissions for decades.