Maximizing Canada’s energy future requires returning to our nuclear roots: Richard Shimooka in the Hub
This article originally appeared in the Hub. By Richard Shimooka, May 17, 2023 In 1950 four countries were on the...
The Great Energy Crisis
A great battle of ideas is being waged around the energy industry in Canada…
Some in Canada view the energy industry as a one-dimensional climate change problem to be solved, chiefly by keeping oil and gas in the ground. In contrast, we propose to tell the story of Canadian energy and Canadian opportunity in a way that will change the climate of both public opinion and national policy so that Canada can achieve its potential as an environmentally responsible energy superpower.
Our work has already begun.
The Macdonald-Laurier Institute has long been Canada’s leading think tank in telling these important stories.
Our senior fellows have contributed to each aspect of the energy crisis debate; from understanding the impact of natural resources in Indigenous economic self-determination, to spelling out the role Canada ought to play in global energy security; from pushing back against cumbersome regulatory and redundant tax burdens on the oil and gas industry, to assessing the need for an international club to strengthen climate cooperation across the G7, MLI experts have been at the forefront of the issues.
A few recent highlights include:
On February 15, 2023, Heather Exner-Pirot and Martin Ignasiak published a paper, From Shield to Sword; The evolution of Indigenous economic rights in Canada, highlighting the way in which many Indigenous communities have determined that it is in their interests to pursue the economic benefits of resource development.
On January 17, 2023, MLI hosted a webinar, Race to Resources? Canada’s new critical minerals strategy and its implications, on Canada’s strategy to invest in the mining of critical minerals in order to meet the country’s energy security needs and decrease our reliance on Russia and China.
On April 12, 2022, Jack Mintz and Ron Wallace published a paper, The global energy transition confronts East vs. West realpolitik: Why energy security matters, which warns that overly rapid transitions to net zero will invite serious unintended consequences to our economic resilience and regional security.
Papers, Publications, and Events:
MLI's Thought Leadership on Energy:
Alarming drop in mining derails drive for Net Zero: Heather Exner-Pirot in the Financial Post
This article originally appeared in the Financial Post. By Heather Exner-Pirot, May 12, 2023 The latest key Canadian and global...
Arctic exceptionalism is over. Who will tell the diplomats?: Heather Exner-Pirot in Eye on the Arctic
This article originally appeared in Eye on the Arctic. By Heather Exner-Pirot, May 11, 2023 Today the Arctic Council, the...
Webinar panel video: Carbon tech, carbon capture – Turning the CO2 threat into an opportunity
Carbon emissions are causing climate changes. Figuring out ways to produce oil, gas, hydrogen, steel, petrochemicals, fertilizer and other products...
Finding the responsible balance between energy security and climate change goals
OTTAWA, ON (April 19, 2023): As the world is racked by geopolitical, climate, and energy crises, nowhere is the impact...
European energy security: An uncertain road ahead amid a triple crisis
By Jeff Kucharski April 19, 2023 PDF of paper Executive Summary The world is in the midst of three simultaneous...
Whether or not it’s constitutional, the IAA simply has to go: Heather Exner-Pirot for Inside Policy
By Heather Exner-Pirot, April 17, 2023 Last month the Supreme Court of Canada held a hearing on the constitutionality of...
MLI's Energy Experts:
“It is foolish and self-defeating for Canada to deny itself the full value of its natural resource endowment, especially in the context of dealing with the risks of climate change.”
– Brian Lee Crowley