Monica Gattinger, founding chair of the Positive Energy Program at the University of Ottawa. Joins Stewart Muir in this election-special Power Struggle podcast. She says Canada’s energy policies need a “durable balance” of economic and environmental aspirations. That balance must encompass sustainability, affordability, competitiveness, economic issues, and the security and reliability of energy supply. We […]
Christy Clark, former BC premier, joins our Stewart Muir in this election-special Power Struggle podcast. She says Canada needs to create “new wealth,” and she looks at ways to make that happen, especially through natural resources. NEW WEALTH Clark says our next prime minister must, after 10 years of stalled growth, have clear goals that […]
Jason Kenney, former Alberta premier (and former federal cabinet minister), joins our Stewart Muir in this election-special Power Struggle podcast. Among other points, he notes that Canada was once equivalent to Montana, the 15th wealthiest state. “We are now the equivalent of the 50th, i.e. the poorest US state, Alabama.” ADDICTION POLITICS Before getting into […]
Can Canada and the US together become the dominant global energy power? Brian Lee Crowley, managing director of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, thinks so. He explores the idea, and much more, with our Stewart Muir on our Power Struggle podcast. CANADA’S RESOURCES Crowley sees Canada as “almost unique in the world” when it comes to its […]
John Ivison, Ottawa-based political columnist for the National Post, joins our Stewart Muir on Power Struggle and explores federal election issues. Ivison says natural-resource development now is a national issue for Canada, and so is US President Donald Trump. THE TRUMP IMPACT The US is now “an adversary” under Donald Trump with a presidential wish-list […]
Malcolm Macpherson asks two tough questions in a discussion with Stewart Muir on Power Struggle: “Why are Canada’s Indigenous people dying, in some cases decades earlier than the average Canadian? Why is the drinking water issue still an issue in First World Canada?”The lawyer and Resource Works board member looks at how Indigenous Peoples want […]
In this episode, Shannon Joseph, chair of Energy for a Secure Future Canada, joins our Stewart Muir to talk about energy, energy demand, and environmental issues around energy supply. ENERGY IS ABOUT PEOPLE The two begin with the approach that energy is not just about just resources, engineering or government policy. It’s really about people […]
What if the biggest opportunity to solve climate change isn’t where you think it is? What about developing countries taking bold steps to secure a cleaner, more independent energy future? In this episode of Power Struggle podcast, Stewart Muir talks with Woochong Um, CEO of the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP), and […]
In world politics and economics, energy rules. In this episode of the Power Struggle podcast, Stewart Muir talks with Heather Exner-Pirot. Among other roles, she is a senior fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute in Ottawa. Canada and its energy Natural gas has been providing 41% of Canada’s energy, oil 33%, hydro-electricity 11%, nuclear power 8%, […]
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