Beneath the war of words between Alberta and Ottawa, draft guidelines suggest climate-change factors won’t block all big resource projects
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The rise of the Republic of the Northwest
David J. Bercuson and Barry Cooper imagine a future where western territories have split from Canada to escape the bureaucratic despotism of Ottawa
A letter from Alberta to my Quebec friends
Jason Markusoff: You’re a too-convenient target. There’s too much overheated political rhetoric about Alberta deficits and Quebec daycare provisions (which have nothing to do with equalization’s formula)
Government’s tight grasp on Alberta oil: A short(ish) history
Rachel Notley’s production caps raise a question: Was there ever a ‘free market’ for Canadian oil?
Rachel Notley on an economy that’s ‘being held hostage’, dealing with Trudeau and the next election
In a live interview with Paul Wells, the Alberta premier discussed the danger in fighting pipelines, the need to buy trains and the crisis facing the economy
Buying a pipeline? It’s a great Canadian tradition.
Peter Shawn Taylor: Ottawa has repeatedly stepped up to get behind big, nation-building projects. What’s different this time is the opposition.
The complicated history of building pipelines in Canada
Canada has a long history of building energy pipelines, but Canadian attitudes toward major energy pipeline projects have changed over time
Memo to Alberta: Get a grip
Stephen Maher: Indignation over pipelines is over the top—B.C.’s concerns are valid and Ottawa has far from failed to back the oil sands.
Canada is not a country.
Scott Gilmore: If our rag tag federation can’t build pipelines, move beer or find some common bonds, we may have a fatal problem
Justin Trudeau is going to have to buy himself a pipeline
Stephen Maher: Putting up the money for Kinder Morgan would help Rachel Notley, reassure investors and give B.C.’s John Horgan an out