Advocacy & Opinion
Upcoming summit a worthwhile event for Alberta’s new jobs minister, who faces ‘Herculean’ task ahead
Wednesday, September 2, 2020, 4:30 PM MDT
We know Doug Schweitzer is a pretty busy fellow these days, what with his new job as Alberta’s Minister of…
Russia plans $1.1 billion in tax breaks to lure tech companies
Friday, July 17, 2020, 6:41 AM MDT
Russia plans to grant local technology companies more than 76 billion rubles ($1.1 billion) in annual tax breaks to help…
Opinion: In the midst of coronavirus crisis lies great opportunity for Canada’s offshore oil and gas industry
Friday, June 5, 2020, 6:13 AM MDT
Newfoundland and Labrador's offshore oil and gas industry is facing major challenges due to plummeting oil prices and the COVID-19…
Opinion: COVID-19 blows a $400 billion hole in global energy
Thursday, May 28, 2020, 6:29 AM MDT
COVID-19 has blown a $400 billion hole in global energy. How we fix it will determine our success or failure…
Opinion: Texas, like OPEC, can't turn back time for oil
Monday, April 20, 2020, 7:08 AM MDT
The Texas Railroad Commission has been petitioned to go back in time. The commission just held a marathon hearing on…
Opinion: Churchill pipeline a rare opportunity for Indigenous
Wednesday, April 15, 2020, 7:07 AM MDT
A pipeline to the Port of Churchill would revitalize the long-neglected economies of northern Manitoba and northern Saskatchewan. But the…
Opinion: Alberta’s bright near term future
Tuesday, April 14, 2020, 2:44 PM MDT
Snow is falling, and the first days after Easter weekend are cold, dark and lonely. April and May snowstorms in…
McMillan: Energy sector helping Canada weather COVID-19 storm
Thursday, April 9, 2020, 7:01 AM MDT
For the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) and our member companies, health and safety is a top priority. We…
Canadians need the oil and gas industry now more than ever
Wednesday, April 8, 2020, 7:06 AM MDT
Some media organizations have chosen this turbulent time to publish viewpoints of anti-oil industry organizations, opining that it’s a great…
Negative oil prices? They’re already here
Thursday, April 2, 2020, 6:20 AM MDT
Oil markets are in pain. Demand has plummeted, with about three billion people under lockdown just as the world faces…
Energy jobs could be greener after coronavirus
Wednesday, April 1, 2020, 6:25 AM MDT
Energy enables work. Here endeth the physics lesson, because this is about jobs. Oil and gas, like most other sectors,…
Opinion: Notes from Flight 163, the oilsands shuttle from Toronto to Edmonton
Wednesday, March 25, 2020, 2:07 PM MDT
On a recent Monday morning, I found myself on Air Canada Flight 163 from Toronto Pearson to Edmonton. As the…
