The province's long reliance on oil revenue needs to come to an end, as climate change forces world oil consumption and pricing downward
The temporary foreign worker Program (TFWP) is an ineffective solution for what ails labour markets in this country. Whatever good intentions may have been behind the TFWP, it is ill suited to solve the diverse labour challenges faced by the provinces. Not only has the program been co-opted by politics, it is unfair to both […]
To Alberta's oil and gas industry, and a great many of its people, pipelines to the B.C. coast have become a sideshow
The premier-designate has challenges on almost every front. Then there's the Wildrose Party, waiting to take over should he fail
While environmentalists target the oilsands, demand for oil rises. Reviewing all the energy options is the best remedy for climate change
There is a growing docket of court cases pitting First Nations against companies in the oil and gas industry, not only in Alberta but across the country, with implications still only poorly understood. First Nations are coming at governments on a number of grounds, arguing that treaty rights, federal laws or both have been broken […]
Oilsands crude is among the toughest to ship, from neighbouring First Nations rights to dealing with the oil's viscous texture
On a recent flight from Moncton to Toronto, I sat next to two men heading to jobs in the oilsands. They were scaffolders. (I didn’t realize that was a full-time profession.) I asked who they worked for. They knew they were heading to Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.’s Horizon project, but couldn’t recall the subcontractor they […]
In early may, prime minister Stephen Harper’s government suddenly announced that it was going to overhaul the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP). This unexpected news came after it was revealed that Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) was using the program to train foreign workers who were preparing to take the jobs of 45 Canadians. Understandably, […]