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Aboriginal health concerns are obstacle to oilsands growth: government...
OTTAWA-The federal government views potential health impacts of oilsands development on Aboriginal communities as an obstacle to promoting the industry’s image and its growth in the United States, says...
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Industry downplays pipeline incidents and accidents
Industry stakeholders are downplaying the long list of incidents and accidents which struck federally-regulated oil and gas pipelines in Canada over the past 18 months. You can find the full logs with...
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TransCanada reacts to Keystone decision
TransCanada, the company behind the Keystone pipeline, reacted to the news earlier this afternoon that the White House had rejected its application. Here’s the full text: Calgary, Alberta - January 18,...
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John Kerry lukewarm on Keystone project; pushes cooperation on clean energy
WASHINGTON – America’s new secretary of state John Kerry gave Canada’s Keystone XL pipeline project a lukewarm reception Friday following a bilateral meeting with Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird....
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Oil execs, Canadian leaders fret over what U.S. will want in exchange for...
WASHINGTON – There are growing concerns among Canadian leaders and oil and gas executives that the U.S. administration will demand concessions from Canada including possible changes to its...
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Mulcair expresses misgivings about Keystone XL south of the border
WASHINGTON — In a whirlwind visit to Washington this week, Opposition Leader Tom Mulcair is bearing an entirely different message from that brought by the parade of Conservative leaders who recently...
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Mulcair warns Americans of Chinese energy takeovers in Canada
WASHINGTON – Federal Opposition leader Tom Mulcair stirred American fears of Chinese intrusion into the North American energy market Wednesday by accusing the Harper government of negotiating a secret...
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Mulcair plays it a bit too cute in Keystone XL debate south of border
First things first: Tom Mulcair did nothing wrong by expressing his opposition to the Keystone XL pipeline on his trip to Washington. The Conservatives and their surrogates have gone to some effort to...
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Alison Redford says feds should follow Alberta’s lead on a carbon levy for...
OTTAWA — Alberta Premier Alison Redford says the federal government should follow her province’s lead of introducing a carbon price on greenhouse gas emissions for large industrial emitters — as long...
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Anti-pipeline activist Jane Kleeb tackles the Keystone XL
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. – If you believe in the power of the individual, believe in Jane Kleeb. The diminutive, eternally cheerful community organizer and activist is the towering force in the battle...
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In this session of Parliament, the bedrock shifted, the battle lines changed
This was the session of Parliament in which nothing changed, and everything did. From a policy standpoint, Canada in the summer of 2013 looks little different than it did a year ago. On any number of...
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Keystone pipeline supporters and foes read Obama’s climate-change speech...
WASHINGTON – In a lengthy outdoor speech on the hottest, most humid day of summer, a brow-mopping U.S. President Barack Obama declared Tuesday that he will approve the construction of the Keystone XL...
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Quebec train derailment could boost Keystone pipeline
WASHINGTON – The deadly explosion of a derailed train carrying crude oil in the remote town of Lac-Mégantic, Que., likely will spark fresh arguments in the rancorous debate over the safety of the giant...
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Groups demand suspension of Keystone study over conflict allegations
WASHINGTON – Environmental activist groups are demanding that the U.S. State Department suspend its assessment of the Keystone XL pipeline, alleging that the company hired to review Keystone is in...
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How America’s quiet environmental revolution threatens Canada
WASHINGTON — California is planning a $9.5 billion U.S. high-speed train connection from San Francisco and Sacramento down to Los Angeles and San Diego with stops in between. It’s expected to take...
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Keystone pipeline debate could complicate life for next U.S. ambassador
OTTAWA – Former United States ambassadors to Canada say the Keystone XL pipeline debate will complicate Bruce Heyman’s confirmation as the next top U.S. envoy to Canada and that the process could delay...
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Opinion: Harper still not facing ‘inconvenient facts’ on Keystone pipeline
The following opinion column was written John McKay, Liberal member of Parliament for Scarborough-Guildwood: Prime Minister Stephen Harper seems to be having a rough time selling the Keystone XL –...
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Canadian environmentalists paint catastrophic picture of oilsands for U.S....
WASHINGTON — Five prominent Canadian environmentalists told Washington lawmakers this week that the Keystone XL pipeline will lead to such a huge growth in oilsands’ carbon emissions, it will help tip...
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Consumer advocacy is a populist but risky gambit
OTTAWA — In placing consumer protection at the heart of its new agenda, the Conservative government has signalled it will not be outbid on the question of who truly represents the interests of the...
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So far, so good: Trudeau says his ground game was key to a successful year
OTTAWA — Justin Trudeau has spent his first eight months as Liberal leader trying to address two key reasons for the federal Liberals‘ decade-long demise: the party’s lack of a ground game, and its...
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