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Encana’s Boss Moves to Denver
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Encana’s Boss Moves to Denver

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…

New Approach to Energy Game
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New Approach to Energy Game

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…

Why (All) Politicians Act As They Do
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Why (All) Politicians Act As They Do

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…

Risk On or Risk Off?
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Risk On or Risk Off?

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…