CanadaThe death of the Alberta dreamLarge-scale layoffs, empty office towers, falling house prices: Alberta has been gutted by the glut.
CanadaShell Canada’s president on Alberta’s historic climate planShell Canada’s Lorraine Mitchelmore on how Big Oil and green groups found themselves on the same Alberta stage with Rachel Notley
Economic analysisAlberta’s carbon tax plan isn’t revenue neutral. It should be.A carbon tax is a poor way to raise government revenue. There are far better taxes on offer, let’s talk about those.
OttawaDavid Suzuki compares oil sands industry to slaverySuzuki dismisses economic arguments for oil sands as ’immoral’
Economic analysisHere’s what we know—and don’t know—about Alberta’s carbon taxThere’s a lot of good in Alberta’s carbon tax plan, writes economist Trevor Tombe, but also one big missed opportunity
CanadaAlberta pitches a big-bang climate planWith carbon taxes and phase-outs, the game in Alberta has totally changed. What will it mean for Albertans?
OttawaPaul Wells on the strange truth about energy policyMaclean’s political editor on oil-sands oil and the pitfalls of policy discussions during a campaign
Economic analysisWhat lower oil prices mean for the Canadian economyThe reality that lower oil prices may be in place for more than a year—perhaps two, as opposed to months—is only now beginning to settle in
Being CanadianWhat it feels like to change a giant oil-sands truck tireFind out what it takes to change a seven-metre-high tire on a heavy hauler stationed at an oil-sands facility near Fort McMurray in Alberta. This isn’t your basic tire-iron change.
EconomyIs Canada leading the world in cancelled energy projects? May 19: The FT says more than a third of delayed projects world-wide are in Canada. Plus, the battle for water, and employer snooping.