Scotland shows what Alberta's famous "can-do" attitude could accomplish
Scotland's struggle for energy independence and a competitive advantage in clean energy should inspire "can do" Albertans to do the same.
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Chef Sam Robertson: Why I love paying more at the farmers market
The money I spend at the farmers market has a value that continues long after the food is eaten, writes Chef Sam Robertson.
Mansbridge is leaving. Does the CBC have the courage to build a truly great program?
Finding a new host for The National should not be CBC’s main goal, writes media commentator and freelance journalist Nick Fillmore.
Every 9-11 is different for me
We passed people streaming away from the towers. No one had coined that awful term 'Ground Zero' yet.
Sven Biggs: Until NEB's fixed, no fair decision can be made on any pipeline
Justin Trudeau and his cabinet can no longer ignore the disaster that is the ongoing review of pipeline projects.
EDITORIAL: Harper legacy defeated in Energy East fiasco
The Charest affair also gave Canadians a glimpse of the hidden albatross left by Stephen Harper around the neck of the current government.
You won't believe what's on Mike's desk
Mike De Souza's desk is stacked with documents filled with emails on secret backroom meetings, data on dangerous projects and faulty oversight.
Home is where the power is: a national climate strategy should legislate energy positive homes
The falling cost of renewable energy systems means that all new buildings in Canada could be built to zero net energy standards.
Industry-captured National Energy Board urgently needs that overhaul Trudeau promised
Past Board Chairs having been inducted into the Canadian Petroleum Hall of Fame and one acted as a consultant for Enbridge at Northern Gateway.
Bruce Campbell: There's less than meets the eye for oil tank phase-out
Dangerous types of oil train cars will keep rolling through Canada and US until 2025
No good options left for Energy East hearings
The NEB's Energy East process is a dumpster fire of its own making.
Carbon tax fetishism: We're losing the plot on climate change
Carbon taxes have become such a fetish that sensible people can’t evaluate climate policy anymore.