OTTAWA- A member of the European Parliament says he’s surprised the Canadian government is lobbying on behalf of oil companies in Europe. Kriton Arsenis, a Greek member of the Social Democratic Alliance, says he expected to hear from oil companies who […]
OTTAWA — A visiting member of Europe’s Parliament says he is puzzled by Canadian government policies and fears the world may be forced to leave Canada behind as it moves forward in addressing climate change. « It’s a very strange […]
By Mike De Souza OTTAWA — The proponents of a controversial pipeline project linking Alberta’s oil industry to refineries on the Gulf Coast of Texas attempted to lobby federal politicians and bureaucrats in Canada 56 times since May’s general election, […]
A year ago, with an election in the offing, Stephen Harper’s government nixed BHP Billiton’s bid for Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan. Public opinion had turned against the Australian giant’s offer in the wake of Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall’s objections. The […]
Opposition MPs had better hope for a seat sale if they want to go to the next round of international climate talks. Environment Minister Peter Kent says opposition parties will not be part of Canada’s official delegation at a UN-led […]
Facing the danger of collapse in global climate negotiations, the host of the talks is making a hard-hitting appeal to the Harper government to abandon its opposition to an extension of the Kyoto Protocol. A top diplomat from South Africa, […]
In the end, it came down to a conversation between two of the most powerful people in the world. Earlier this week, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton spoke with President Barack Obama about a pipeline set to run from […]
OTTAWA — The stunning Obama administration decision to put the brakes on a major pipeline expansion project linking Canadian oil to Texas refineries suggests the federal government needs to revisit its multimillion-dollar lobbying and marketing strategy to promote Canada as […]
CALGARY — Dan Woynillowicz, spokesperson for the Pembina Institute, made the following statement in response to the U.S. Department of State’s announcement regarding additional review of the Keystone XL pipeline: « By ordering additional environmental review of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, President Obama […]
“We applaud President Obama’s decision to delay a permit for TransCanada’s proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline in order to further review its potential impacts. Today’s announcement sends an important signal to Canada’s tar sands industry: citizens are standing up […]
