Big Oil’s bad week

Published April 14, 2014

It’s only Monday, and Big Oil is already having a bad week. Here’s why: Kitimat’s Enbridge smack down The residents of this port town on the Northern Coast of British Columbia voted a resounding “No” over the weekend to Enbridge Inc.’s proposed Northern Gateway pipeline. Despite the company’s well-funded campaign, the final count in the non-binding […]

Let’s talk Keystone XL, amigo

Published February 18, 2014

Updated Feb. 20 Prime Minister Stephen Harper had a chat with U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday during the North American Summit in Mexico, and word on the street going in was that the PM’s frustration with Obama over the proposed Keystone XL pipeline would make this one “the frostiest since the annual meetings began […]

The comical reporting of magical Keystone XL jobs

Published February 15, 2014

As jostling continues over the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, boosters of the project talk about how it will create “tens of thousands of jobs” in Canada and the United States. Forget TransCanada’s own application to the U.S. State Department, which said that, at its peak, the company would require about “3,500 to 4,200 construction personnel” to […]

From spywatcher to pipeline lobbyist: the many hats of Chuck Strahl

Published January 5, 2014

Former Conservative cabinet minister Chuck Strahl has been very busy since leaving electoral politics in 2011. First, he was appointed as a director and chairman of the Manning Centre, an organization devoted to strengthening the conservative movement in Canada. The group helps the Conservative Party by training organizers and proposing right-wing policies. Then, his former […]

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Big Oil’s bad week

Let’s talk Keystone XL, amigo

The comical reporting of magical Keystone XL jobs

From spywatcher to pipeline lobbyist: the many hats of Chuck Strahl