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Energy

Restore market forces to end Ontario's hydro morass: Philip Cross in the Financial Post

The only way to cut the Gordian knot of Ontario’s electricity mess is to restore competition and market pricing writes Philip Cross in...

 

August 13, 2020 at 7:37 pm read more

Major new study by Ken Coates shows tremendous progress on Indigenous engagement with the resource economy

OTTAWA, ON (August 5, 2020): The Supreme Court of Canada recently dismissed a legal challenge by a small group of First Nations in...

 

August 5, 2020 at 11:53 am read more

The future of the Oil and Gas in the post-COVID Economy: Ken Coates on the John Gormley Show

Canadians have a simple decision to make in the near future: will we support the oil and gas industry, or shut it down?...

 

July 13, 2020 at 8:34 pm read more

Canada should forget about Keystone XL and look beyond the U.S.: Jeff Kucharski in the Globe and Mail

With Keystone looking less and less viable, it is time to seriously look at alternatives that will allow us to meet the world’s...

 

June 5, 2020 at 6:10 pm read more

Stop the economic self-harm and revive the Canadian energy sector: Ken Coates for Inside Policy

In the short-term, Canadians have a simple decision: support the energy sector or shut it down. Half measures are unlikely to satisfy defenders...

 

May 22, 2020 at 6:15 pm read more

Leveraging Canada’s strategic energy resources in the Indo-Pacific: New MLI report

OTTAWA, ON (April 2, 2020): The world is currently in the throes of the COVID-19 pandemic while at the same time Russia and...

 

April 2, 2020 at 3:35 pm read more

Ep. 45 - The Natural Resource Economy in Turmoil with Jack Mintz and Ai-Men Lau

In this latest episode of Pod Bless Canada, MLI Communications Officer Ai-Men Lau was joined by MLI Distinguished Fellow Dr. Jack Mintz to...

 

March 25, 2020 at 9:31 pm read more

Going beyond domestic disruption - leveraging Canada’s strategic energy resources internationally: Jeff Kucharski in the Financial Post

We have an important opportunity to become a safe and reliable source of oil, gas and other strategic resources for the Indo-Pacific, writes...

 

March 18, 2020 at 3:47 pm read more

Pipeline Dispute: Delicate Decisions Ahead, with Much at Stake: Ken Coates in The Epoch Times

There is an urgent need for decisive government action, undertaken with strong Indigenous community support, and with careful consideration for national unity. More...

 

March 4, 2020 at 3:01 pm read more

Canadians need another Grand Bargain to resolve resource development disputes: Jack Mintz in Financial Post

All it takes is leadership and compromise and Canadians have been able to muster both in the past, writes Jack Mintz.  By Jack...

 

February 21, 2020 at 4:54 pm read more
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