Chris Varcoe
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Varcoe: Two seismic steps for major projects put Canadian energy on 'cusp of a generational opportunity' (opens the original)
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Two big energy projects. Two big days for Canada. On Tuesday, the mammoth expansion phase of LNG Canada got the official go-ahead from its backers, kick-starting $33 billion of investment in the country. On Thursday, the West Coast oil pipeline is expected to receive official designation as a project of national interest when the prime minister and premier travel to Fort McMurray, setting the table for future investment — if the initiative gets the final necessary approvals. These are heady time
Two seismic steps for major projects put Canadian energy on 'cusp of a generational opportunity' (opens the original)
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Two big energy projects. Two big days for Canada. On Tuesday, the mammoth expansion phase of LNG Canada got the official go-ahead from its backers, kick-starting $33 billion of investment in the country. On Thursday, the West Coast oil pipeline is expected to receive official designation as a project of national interest when the prime minister and premier travel to Fort McMurray, setting the table for future investment — if the initiative gets the final necessary approvals. These are heady time
Varcoe: 'Ready to rock and roll' — Ford eyes Northern Shield pipeline investment, as governments back energy projects (opens the original)
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It’s clear the era of building new energy infrastructure in Canada is upon us — and government ownership will likely play an outsized role to make it happen. Speaking to a Calgary audience on Monday, Ontario Premier Doug Ford said his government wants to see the proposed Northern Shield oil pipeline move ahead, and is prepared to put provincial money on the table for the initiative. “What I’m talking about is government providing the patient capital needed to invest in our future,” Ford told a l
Varcoe: 'Ready to rock and roll' — Ford eyes Northern Shield pipeline investment, as governments get more involved in energy projects (opens the original)
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It’s clear the era of building new energy infrastructure in Canada is upon us — and government ownership will likely play an outsized role to make it happen. Speaking to a Calgary audience on Monday, Ontario Premier Doug Ford said his government wants to see the proposed Northern Shield oil pipeline move ahead, and is prepared to put provincial money on the table for the initiative. “What I’m talking about is government providing the patient capital needed to invest in our future,” Ford told a l
Chris Varcoe: Americans find notion of invading Canada 'shocking,' Alaska governor tells Calgary audience (opens the original)
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BANFF – People on either side of the border were taken aback when Prime Minister Mark Carney said this week he considered the possibility of U.S.-led military actions against Canada as an “extreme tail risk.” For Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy, the notion that Canadians need to worry about a military invasion is not merely unlikely, it’s unfathomable. Dunleavy spoke at the Global Business Forum on Friday, where an earlier session touched on why Canada would even need to consider such a prospect. “I h
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