Energy and Natural Resources
This research area covers policies pertaining to Canada’s energy and other natural resources and that concern Canada’s ability to exploit this source of comparative advantage. These may include issues related to regulatory processes, the environment, taxation, skills, and infrastructure affecting energy and resources activities.
August 24, 2016 - James W. Coleman and Sarah Marie Jordaan
Canadian liquefied natural gas can lower global greenhouse gas emissions if it displaces dirtier sources of power abroad, according to a new C.D. Howe Institute report. In “Clearing the Air: How...
July 19, 2016 - David Popp
Canadian governments need an affordable blueprint to drive their green tech goals, according to a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “A Blueprint for Going Green: The Best Policy Mix for...
March 3, 2016
The National Priorities 2016 series provides a high level overview of key issues that the federal and provincial governments need to address, and provides an opportunity to highlight policy...
February 24, 2016 - George Vegh
The government of Ontario should move away from controlling electricity planning, according to a new C.D. Howe Institute Report. In “Learning from Mistakes: Improving Governance in the Ontario...
February 18, 2016 - Benjamin Dachis and Grant Bishop
Mandating the National Energy Board (NEB) to weigh upstream greenhouse gas emissions in its pipeline approval process could stretch the federal government’s constitutional authority, according to a...
January 7, 2016 - Benjamin Dachis
Canada’s energy sector will need to think about more than just low oil prices in 2016. There are numerous structural issues facing the sector that will need to be overcome, according to a new report...
Intelligence Memos
From: Michael Trebilcock
To: Glenn Thibeault, Ontario Minister of Energy
Date: August 21, 2017
Re: Ontario`s self-defeating green energy program
In 2009 the Ontario government committed ratepayers to...
Intelligence Memos
From: James Coleman
To: The New B.C. Government
Date: July 7, 2017
Re: Be Careful What You Wish For: Energy Transport Investors Need Certainty to Build the New Energy Economy
The Kinder Morgan Trans...
Intelligence Memos
From: Sarah M. Jordaan
To: The Hon. Jim Carr, Minister of Natural Resources, the Hon. Catherine McKenna, Minister of Environment and Climate Change and Peter Watson, Chair of the National Energy...
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