Tag: oilsands

Line 5 Shutdown Would Cause Fuel Shortages, Job Losses, and Damage Canada’s Economy

News Analysis Despite trying to sound the alarm for years, energy affordability advocate Dan McTeague told The Epoch Times that the Canadian government and media may have awakened too late to the potential closure of the Line 5 petroleum pipeline. “Until about a couple of months ago, no one took this issue seriously,” said McTeague,…


‘No More Pipelines Bill’ C-69 Alberta’s Next Legal Hope

Having recently lost its constitutional challenge against federal carbon pricing in Canada’s top court, Alberta is still in the fight against Bill C-69, the Impact Assessment Act. Multibillion-dollar investments in resource and pipeline development are not all that is at stake. Provincial-federal relations and Western alienation are collateral issues in what promises to be an…


Keystone XL Cancellation: Retaliate, Demand Compensation, or Move On?

The decision by the Biden administration to cancel the permit for the Keystone XL pipeline continues to make waves, with the premiers of Alberta and Saskatchewan calling for retaliatory measures and holding out hope, while Canada’s ambassador to the United States says it’s time to move on. U.S. President Joe Biden cancelled the US$8 billion…