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Investors are turning away from Canadian energy
This is a wake-up call for policymakers: Simplify and streamline the impact assessment process or investors will continue to leave for greener pastures.
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Oil and Gas Development, Investment, and Regulation: Canada’s Impact Assessment Act
While global investment in oil and gas projects has grown by over a quarter since the 2015 glut, in Canada it has shrunk by nearly a quarter, according to this MEI study.
“Policies that are hostile to large projects are the reason why we’re missing out on tens of billions of dollars of potential investment in our economy,” said Krystle Wittevrongel, director of research at the MEI and co-author of the publication.
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Le Québec peut-il vraiment se passer du gaz naturel?
Il existe une corrélation très forte entre l’accès à une énergie abondante et la prospérité des nations. Malheureusement, le Québec est en voie de manquer de l’une de ses principales sources d’énergie: l’électricité.
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Véhicules électriques: les Québécois ont des craintes légitimes, monsieur Charette
À peine revenu de la COP29, le ministre provincial de l’Environnement, Benoit Charette, aurait dû ôter ses lunettes roses avant de vanter l’appétit de la population pour les véhicules électriques.
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Take it from a Quebecker—the oil and gas emissions cap is a self-defeating policy
It is hard to escape the conclusion that the federal government is playing politics, pure and simple, and that this emissions cap has nothing whatsoever to do with fighting climate change.
IEDM – Analyse du fiasco Lion Électrique – Gabriel Giguère
November 29, 2024 | 14 min. 40 sec. | Reg against le matin (BLVD 102.1) Interview (in French) with Gabriel Giguère, Senior […]
IEDM – Gaz naturel: le gouvernement menace notre sécurité énergétique! – Gabriel Giguère
The Legault government has decided to ban natural gas by 2040. What are the consequences of such a measure when Hydro-Québec is struggling to meet ever-increasing demand? Interview (in French) with Gabriel Giguère, Senior Policy Analyst at the MEI, broadcast on November 20, 2024 as part of the Ian & Frank podcast.
IEDM – Abandon du gaz naturel: un non sens! – Gabriel Giguère
November 19, 2024 | 9 min. 02 sec. | Maurais live (Radio X) Interview (in French) with Gabriel Giguère, Senior Policy Analyst […]
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REACTION: Quebec depriving itself of natural gas when it’s facing an electricity shortage would be a mistake
Montreal, November 18, 2024 – It would be a mistake for the Quebec government to ban natural gas from conventional sources, according to an MEI researcher.
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Emissions cap: many jobs lost for very few gains, finds MEI
Montreal, November 4, 2024—Capping emissions in the energy industry will cost Canadian workers dearly, while having only a negligible effect on the environment, observed an MEI researcher in reaction to newly published federal regulations.