May 28, 2026 With Alberta Premier Danielle Smith setting an October 19th date for a referendum on whether to have a referendum on Alberta separatism, the one thing that is becoming clear, is that there will be many losers in …
“Powering Canada Strong:” Delivering Affordable, Reliable, Decarbonized and Sustainable Electricity?
May 27, 2026 The past few weeks have seen a remarkable ‘flooding of the zone’ with announcements from the federal government related to energy, climate and the environment. The key elements included: ·Proposals to further ‘streamline’ federal environmental and safety …
Major Project Approvals, (Not so) ‘Clean’ Electricity and the Alberta MOU: A bad week for climate, sustainability and energy security and affordability in Canada
May 18, 2026 The past week saw remarkable ‘flooding of the zone’ with announcements from the federal government related to energy, climate and the environment. The key elements included: Proposals to further ‘streamline’ federal environmental and safety approvals, principally around …
Big Reactors in Small Provinces: What could go wrong?
April 19, 2026 At the end March, the NB Power Review Panel report recommended considering building a new large nuclear reactor at the Point Lepreau site in New Brunswick. That recommendation raises a series of questions, not least whether the province can afford …
Is Ontario drifting towards autocracy?
April 15, 2026 The period following the tabling of Ontario’s 2026 budget has been defined by a flurry of legislative changes and policy announcements. The government’s proposals have ranged from limiting the scope of the Freedom of Information Act to activities involving the …
How does Doug Ford plan to finance his $400 billion nuclear ambitions?
February 20, 2026 Version published in the Globe and Mail, February 24, 2026 One of the central unanswered questions about the Ford government’s nuclear expansion plans for Ontario has been how they will be paid for? The program includes new …
Mark Carney, Danielle Smith and the parable of the mouse and the cookie.
November 30, 2025 Parents and small children are likely to be familiar with Laura Joffe Numeroff’s classic childrens’ book “If You Give a Mouse a Cookie.” In the story, a child giving a mouse a cookie leads to a cascading …
Doug Ford’s renewed war on Ontario’s environment – and the future
November 23, 2025 Version published in the Hamilton Spectator, November 29, 2025 The Ontario government of Premier Doug Ford’s disregard for the environment is well known. It has been described as possessing the worst environmental record of any Ontario government …
Ontario’s nuclear-centred electricity strategy undermines affordability, competitiveness and decarbonization.
November 16, 2025 Carefully buried on the Friday of Halloween, and overshadowed by the build-up for the Toronto Blue Jays World Series games over that weekend, was an announcement by the Ontario Energy Board that the electricity generation costs charged …
Ontario’s Halloween Electricity Cost Surprise: For electricity consumers, it can only get worse from here.
November 2, 2025 Published in the Hamilton Spectator, November 4, 2025. Carefully buried on the Friday of Halloween, and overshadowed by the build-up for the Toronto Blue Jays World Series games over the weekend, was an announcement by the Ontario …