By Scott Jeffrey, Publisher How To Send The Wrong Message We have long memories in the Canadian oilpatch. We remember the introduction of the NEP as if it was yesterday, and not 38 years years ago. We remember the good sense decision that brought 1500 Esso employees to Calgary from Toronto in 2005. We also…
By Heather Douglas It started with the brown-eyed sheiks’ anger at the United States. The blue-eyed sheiks retaliated and the battle for energy superpower status was on. In 1959, America, led by the 34th President Dwight Eisenhower (1890 – 1969), imposed a quota on imports of oil and refined products from the Mideast and gave…
By Scott Jeffrey At the beginning of their careers, most politicians are fired with an almost religious zeal when it comes to serving the public. Even the lawyers, who make up an alarmingly disproportionate percentage of all politicians, originally enter politics with the desire to serve the common good. Sure, they’re self-centred, narcissistic, attention-seeking power…
By Maurice Walch So, the second longest bull market since the Second World War finally had a 10 per cent correction in January. Prior to the pullback, many market observers had been commenting on the length of the run and saying that the clock was ticking for the correction. Added to this fairly obvious prognostication…
By Heather Douglas “The transition to a zero-carbon economy will create significant opportunities for Canada, but the process of decarbonization may also cause hardship for certain workers and their communities. To ensure no one is left behind in the zero-carbon transition, governments must pursue an environmental policy agenda that prioritizes the stability of communities in…
By Scott Jeffrey Maybe we should all try this. Let’s make resolutions on behalf of other people and institutions. That way we get to take the moral high ground when they fail to follow through on the New Year’s promise. If by some miracle these common sense wishes for the oil and gas industry come…
