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Sat, 18 May 2013 23:28:29 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/23/maybe-its-better-down-where-its-wetter/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/23/maybe-its-better-down-where-its-wetter/#comments Tue, 23 Apr 2013 12:00:00 +0000 Chris Sorensen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=373065 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/23/maybe-its-better-down-where-its-wetter/feed/ 0 Chris Sorensen on Royal Dutch Shell and the hunt for black gold in the Arctic http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/15/keystone-xl-stimulus-for-the-conservative-partys-internal-economy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/15/keystone-xl-stimulus-for-the-conservative-partys-internal-economy/#comments Fri, 15 Mar 2013 16:47:54 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=361025 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/15/keystone-xl-stimulus-for-the-conservative-partys-internal-economy/feed/ 0 And Thomas Mulcair meets with Nancy Pelosi http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/14/if-you-love-canada-do-you-also-have-to-love-keystone-xl/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/14/if-you-love-canada-do-you-also-have-to-love-keystone-xl/#comments Thu, 14 Mar 2013 18:15:31 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=360533 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/14/if-you-love-canada-do-you-also-have-to-love-keystone-xl/feed/ 0 Thomas Mulcair goes to Washington and upsets Conservatives http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/08/the-ndp-discovers-the-oil-sands/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/08/the-ndp-discovers-the-oil-sands/#comments Fri, 08 Mar 2013 11:00:00 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=357561 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/08/the-ndp-discovers-the-oil-sands/feed/ 0 The New Democrats hate the oil patch, right? They have a funny way of showing it. http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/27/cnooc-in-no-hurry-to-ink-more-oilpatch-deals-after-nexen-takeover-closes-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/27/cnooc-in-no-hurry-to-ink-more-oilpatch-deals-after-nexen-takeover-closes-2/#comments Thu, 28 Feb 2013 02:28:25 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=354968 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/27/cnooc-in-no-hurry-to-ink-more-oilpatch-deals-after-nexen-takeover-closes-2/feed/ 0 CALGARY – The head of CNOOC Ltd. said the Chinese-state-owned firm is in no... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/21/thomas-mulcair-and-pipeline-politics/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/21/thomas-mulcair-and-pipeline-politics/#comments Thu, 21 Feb 2013 18:54:06 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=353079 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/21/thomas-mulcair-and-pipeline-politics/feed/ 0 The NDP still opposes Northern Gateway http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/01/why-do-the-conservatives-oppose-oil-sands-development/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/01/why-do-the-conservatives-oppose-oil-sands-development/#comments Fri, 01 Feb 2013 17:56:52 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=345748 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/01/why-do-the-conservatives-oppose-oil-sands-development/feed/ 0 Bloomberg looks at support within the oil industry for a carbon tax. The contradiction... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/04/hebron-offshore-oil-project-a-much-needed-lift-for-newfoundland-offshore/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/04/hebron-offshore-oil-project-a-much-needed-lift-for-newfoundland-offshore/#comments Fri, 04 Jan 2013 20:43:32 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=333774 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/04/hebron-offshore-oil-project-a-much-needed-lift-for-newfoundland-offshore/feed/ 0 ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – Newfoundland and Labrador’s waning offshore oil industry received a much-needed... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/07/harper-government-approves-cnooc-and-petronas-deals/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/07/harper-government-approves-cnooc-and-petronas-deals/#comments Fri, 07 Dec 2012 21:59:42 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=325355 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/07/harper-government-approves-cnooc-and-petronas-deals/feed/ 0 Acquisitions of Nexen and Progress Energy will go through http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/22/quebec-and-alberta-premiers-agree-to-consider-shipping-oil-to-eastern-canada/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/22/quebec-and-alberta-premiers-agree-to-consider-shipping-oil-to-eastern-canada/#comments Fri, 23 Nov 2012 01:53:57 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=318433 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/22/quebec-and-alberta-premiers-agree-to-consider-shipping-oil-to-eastern-canada/feed/ 0 HALIFAX – The premiers of Alberta and Quebec have agreed to consider shipping oil... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/14/quebec-wants-to-do-its-own-review-of-proposed-enbridge-pipeline-project/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/14/quebec-wants-to-do-its-own-review-of-proposed-enbridge-pipeline-project/#comments Thu, 15 Nov 2012 01:04:37 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=314902 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/14/quebec-wants-to-do-its-own-review-of-proposed-enbridge-pipeline-project/feed/ 0 QUEBEC – Quebec’s new government wants to conduct its own review of a proposed... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/14/it-could-be-a-win-win-win-situation/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/14/it-could-be-a-win-win-win-situation/#comments Wed, 14 Nov 2012 21:20:24 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=314800 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/14/it-could-be-a-win-win-win-situation/feed/ 0 Thomas Mulcair makes his pitch for resource development. Mulcair told reporters the increasing supply... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/23/brian-mulroney-says-canada-needs-foreign-investment-for-future-growth/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/23/brian-mulroney-says-canada-needs-foreign-investment-for-future-growth/#comments Wed, 24 Oct 2012 02:02:54 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=306459 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/23/brian-mulroney-says-canada-needs-foreign-investment-for-future-growth/feed/ 0 CALGARY – Canada — and especially the West — can’t function without foreign investment,... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/04/the-ndp-and-nexen/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/04/the-ndp-and-nexen/#comments Thu, 04 Oct 2012 15:37:06 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=300253 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/04/the-ndp-and-nexen/feed/ 0 Barring further information, the NDP is apparently compelled to oppose the CNOOC takeover of... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/28/take-it-from-me/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/28/take-it-from-me/#comments Fri, 28 Sep 2012 14:04:27 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=297953 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/28/take-it-from-me/feed/ 0 Jim Prentice raises concerns about pipeline development on the West Coast. The Calgary native... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/17/how-do-you-solve-a-problem-like-china/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/17/how-do-you-solve-a-problem-like-china/#comments Mon, 17 Sep 2012 15:30:52 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=294347 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/17/how-do-you-solve-a-problem-like-china/feed/ 0 The cabinet is apparently divided over how to deal with China. CNOOC Ltd.’s groundbreaking... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/29/is-nathan-cullen-out-of-order/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/29/is-nathan-cullen-out-of-order/#comments Wed, 29 Aug 2012 20:44:25 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=287241 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/29/is-nathan-cullen-out-of-order/feed/ 0 The Justice Department doesn’t think Nathan Cullen’s request to address the joint review panel... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/28/captain-canada-v-northern-gateway/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/28/captain-canada-v-northern-gateway/#comments Tue, 28 Aug 2012 19:51:31 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=286835 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/28/captain-canada-v-northern-gateway/feed/ 0 Former NHL star Scott Niedermayer, captain of Canada’s 2010 Olympic hockey team, reiterates his... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/27/science-and-oil/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/27/science-and-oil/#comments Mon, 27 Aug 2012 17:31:00 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=286475 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/27/science-and-oil/feed/ 0 Federal scientists have concerns about the expansion of the Jackpine oil sands mine. In... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/20/bitumen-andor-bust/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/20/bitumen-andor-bust/#comments Mon, 20 Aug 2012 14:00:34 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=284786 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/20/bitumen-andor-bust/feed/ 0 Esquire dispatches John Richardson to report on Fort McMurray, the oil sands and the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/20/the-northern-gateway-chronicles/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/20/the-northern-gateway-chronicles/#comments Mon, 20 Aug 2012 12:00:10 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=284753 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/20/the-northern-gateway-chronicles/feed/ 0 So the Prime Minister publicly deferred to science, but the Department of Fisheries might... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/03/we-will-never-stop-striving-for-100-percent/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/03/we-will-never-stop-striving-for-100-percent/#comments Fri, 03 Aug 2012 21:54:51 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=281039 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/03/we-will-never-stop-striving-for-100-percent/feed/ 0 Enbridge says it can meet British Columbia’s demands and, with concerns being raised in... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/03/theyre-looking-to-shift-the-blame-to-enbridge/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/03/theyre-looking-to-shift-the-blame-to-enbridge/#comments Fri, 03 Aug 2012 17:58:51 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=280876 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/03/theyre-looking-to-shift-the-blame-to-enbridge/feed/ 0 Tim Harper, Reuters and the Globe pick up on James Moore’s comments about Enbridge... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/03/northern-gateway-in-the-pages-of-the-rolling-stone/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/03/northern-gateway-in-the-pages-of-the-rolling-stone/#comments Fri, 03 Aug 2012 15:15:31 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=280728 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/03/northern-gateway-in-the-pages-of-the-rolling-stone/feed/ 0 Rolling Stone takes note of the pipeline debate in Canada. Harper also went after... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/03/isnt-it-good-norwegian-oil-policy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/03/isnt-it-good-norwegian-oil-policy/#comments Fri, 03 Aug 2012 14:00:46 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=278315 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/03/isnt-it-good-norwegian-oil-policy/feed/ 0 Thomas Mulcair invoked Norway in May and Christy Clark praised Norway’s approach to pipeline... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/02/theres-a-difference-i-think-night-and-day-between-a-company-that-gets-public-engagement-aboriginal-engagement-environmental-stewardship-and-enbridge/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/02/theres-a-difference-i-think-night-and-day-between-a-company-that-gets-public-engagement-aboriginal-engagement-environmental-stewardship-and-enbridge/#comments Thu, 02 Aug 2012 20:13:06 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=280302 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/02/theres-a-difference-i-think-night-and-day-between-a-company-that-gets-public-engagement-aboriginal-engagement-environmental-stewardship-and-enbridge/feed/ 0 Heritage Minister James Moore was interviewed by Bill Good yesterday on CKNW in British... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/31/the-economic-benefits-are-in-fact-already-shared-across-the-country/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/31/the-economic-benefits-are-in-fact-already-shared-across-the-country/#comments Tue, 31 Jul 2012 12:58:16 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=278842 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/31/the-economic-benefits-are-in-fact-already-shared-across-the-country/feed/ 0 While former environment minister David Anderson rips Enbridge and praises Christy Clark, Joe Oliver... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/30/if-a-pipeline-leaks-in-wisconsin/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/30/if-a-pipeline-leaks-in-wisconsin/#comments Mon, 30 Jul 2012 12:00:44 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=278310 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/30/if-a-pipeline-leaks-in-wisconsin/feed/ 0 Enbridge, the company behind the proposed Northern Gateway pipeline, makes the news for a... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/27/a-pipeline-to-do-list/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/27/a-pipeline-to-do-list/#comments Fri, 27 Jul 2012 13:00:13 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=277400 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/27/a-pipeline-to-do-list/feed/ 0 Harry Swain, a former deputy minister, explains what the federal government needs to make... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/26/tollgate/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/26/tollgate/#comments Thu, 26 Jul 2012 13:36:51 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=277112 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/26/tollgate/feed/ 0 Echoing Jason Kenney, John Baird expresses concern with Christy Clark’s stance on Northern Gateway.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/25/i-am-being-kind-when-i-call-her-position-disingenuous/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/25/i-am-being-kind-when-i-call-her-position-disingenuous/#comments Wed, 25 Jul 2012 20:44:01 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=276865 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/25/i-am-being-kind-when-i-call-her-position-disingenuous/feed/ 0 Conservative MP Brent Rathgeber questions Christy Clark’s position on the Northern Gateway pipeline. If... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/25/picking-sides-in-the-great-pipeline-debate/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/25/picking-sides-in-the-great-pipeline-debate/#comments Wed, 25 Jul 2012 13:49:16 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=276744 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/25/picking-sides-in-the-great-pipeline-debate/feed/ 0 Jason Kenney joins the pipeline fight between Alberta and British Columbia. Kenney, who met... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/24/the-fight-over-oil-is-now-a-fight-about-confederation/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/24/the-fight-over-oil-is-now-a-fight-about-confederation/#comments Tue, 24 Jul 2012 13:13:55 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=276509 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/24/the-fight-over-oil-is-now-a-fight-about-confederation/feed/ 0 Alberta Premier Alison Redford is unimpressed. Redford said such an arrangement would be a... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/23/northern-gateway-prerequisites-and-pie-charts/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/23/northern-gateway-prerequisites-and-pie-charts/#comments Mon, 23 Jul 2012 20:58:16 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=276378 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/23/northern-gateway-prerequisites-and-pie-charts/feed/ 0 BC Premier Christy Clark talks tough about the Northern Gateway pipeline. “There is a... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/19/northern-gateway-pro-and-con/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/19/northern-gateway-pro-and-con/#comments Thu, 19 Jul 2012 13:29:28 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=275642 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/19/northern-gateway-pro-and-con/feed/ 0 Peter Kent seems unswayed by official American criticism of an Enbridge oil spill in... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/16/yes-men-take-on-shell-in-ad-campaign-hoax/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/16/yes-men-take-on-shell-in-ad-campaign-hoax/#comments Mon, 16 Jul 2012 19:03:41 +0000 Scaachi Koul http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=274701 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/16/yes-men-take-on-shell-in-ad-campaign-hoax/feed/ 0 It isn't the first time the pranksters have been caught poking fun at giant corporations http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/13/red-hot-summer/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/13/red-hot-summer/#comments Sat, 14 Jul 2012 00:06:15 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=274490 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/13/red-hot-summer/feed/ 0 While the honouring of Norman Bethune continues to cause a minor fuss, Elizabeth May... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/13/thomas-mulcair-goes-to-the-calgary-stampede/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/13/thomas-mulcair-goes-to-the-calgary-stampede/#comments Fri, 13 Jul 2012 15:23:00 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=274318 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/13/thomas-mulcair-goes-to-the-calgary-stampede/feed/ 0 The leader of the opposition wore a white, or maybe pearl, cowboy hat. And... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/11/oil-politics/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/11/oil-politics/#comments Wed, 11 Jul 2012 18:54:03 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=273662 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/11/oil-politics/feed/ 0 After a spill in Michigan draws a scathing review for Enbridge, Thomas Mulcair says... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/27/opted-for-cloth-diapers/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/27/opted-for-cloth-diapers/#comments Wed, 27 Jun 2012 17:14:52 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=270930 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/27/opted-for-cloth-diapers/feed/ 0 The NDP has launched a site for those who oppose the Northern Gateway pipeline... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/25/people-understand-what-weve-been-saying/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/25/people-understand-what-weve-been-saying/#comments Mon, 25 Jun 2012 15:00:02 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=270533 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/25/people-understand-what-weve-been-saying/feed/ 0 Thomas Mulcair rallies in Saskatchewan. “I know that the vast majority of people in... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/13/why-does-the-oecd-oppose-economic-growth/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/13/why-does-the-oecd-oppose-economic-growth/#comments Wed, 13 Jun 2012 17:16:22 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=266684 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/13/why-does-the-oecd-oppose-economic-growth/feed/ 0 A report from the OECD sees signs of Dutch Disease in the Canadian economy.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/08/well-look-to-eliminate-it/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/08/well-look-to-eliminate-it/#comments Fri, 08 Jun 2012 15:39:25 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=265406 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/08/well-look-to-eliminate-it/feed/ 0 The Prime Minister’s response yesterday to a question about a Sun report that various... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/04/dutch-disease-and-everything-after/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/04/dutch-disease-and-everything-after/#comments Mon, 04 Jun 2012 15:26:48 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=263716 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/04/dutch-disease-and-everything-after/feed/ 0 The NDP points to the Alberta budget to support Thomas Mulcair’s position that the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/01/thomas-mulcairs-trip-to-the-bitumen-sands/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/01/thomas-mulcairs-trip-to-the-bitumen-sands/#comments Fri, 01 Jun 2012 12:30:20 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=263005 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/01/thomas-mulcairs-trip-to-the-bitumen-sands/feed/ 0 The mayor of Fort McMurray reports on her meeting with the NDP leader. “His...