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In a May 10 OpEd for iPolitics, I questioned the fairness of Miningwatch’s criticisms of the Canadian Embassy in Mexico under the watch of Ambassador Guillermo Rychinski and argue that a timid foreign service is the last thing Canadian business needs when it is trying to develop a foothold in emerging markets.  Following is an excerpt: [...]

By Jeffrey Phillips, Energy Consultant and Guest Contributor The terms “game changer” and “revolution” are typically used to describe the shale gas phenomenon in North America, and rightfully so.  The combination of horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing (or ‘fracking’) has made the recovery of natural gas from shale economically viable, leading to increased natural gas [...]

Canada is a nation rich in energy resources. Oil, natural gas, hydro, uranium, coal, wind – Canada has abundant supplies of renewable and non-renewable resources. We are the largest foreign supplier of oil to the United States and the world’s third largest natural gas producer and exporter. But the game is changing: shrinking US demand [...]

In response to the demographic pressures of the baby boom generation entering retirement and the labour market demands of Canada’s surging energy sector, the Government of Canada is using immigration policy to fill labour market demand.  Permanent resident programs are being reconfigured to focus on skills-based criteria for admission and temporary foreign worker (TFW) programs [...]

Dawson Strategic organized a panel discussion in Calgary on February 29th on Canada’s energy prospects in the United States and Latin America and China.  The event, sponsored by Norton Rose law firm, with the assistance of the United States Consulate General, drew over 60 participants.  The US-Canada Panel included Laura Dawson, Paul Frazer (3clicksolutions) and [...]

In an OpEd published in ipolitics.ca, Stefania Bartucci and I argue that  while US actions on KXL have awakened Canada to the need to seek new energy markets on its own terms, but good politics are not always good business. Canada and the U.S. share both the problems and profits of the oil sands. Few would argue [...]