The most recent golden child of the global climate alarmist movement (and therefore of our Prime Minister and his cabinet) is hydrogen. Seamus O’Regan, our minister of Natural Resources, has jumped onto the hydrogen bandwagon. Gerald Butts, and the rest of the members of the Task Force for a Resilient Recovery, are big fans of … Continued
The Trudeau government, and particularly Seamus O’Regan, our Minister of Natural Resources, are smitten with electricity. For them, electrifying everything is the means by which we will get to our illustrious goal of net-zero by 2050. And leaders in the electricity industry seem happy to push this story. A recent article in Corporate Knights penned … Continued
In June 2020 the Minister of Natural Resources, the Honourable Seamus O’Regan, announced a new regulation that would improve the efficiency of environmental assessments for offshore exploratory drilling in Newfoundland by making it exempt from federal environmental impact assessment. That is quite a mouthful. What it really means is that exploratory offshore drilling off the … Continued
Summer is coming to an end, and the Trudeau government is preparing to roll out a brand-new carbon tax to cap off a year of high costs and financial struggles for Canadians. What’s that? A new carbon tax? Yes, a new carbon tax. Not “new and improved” – just new. The new tax that will … Continued
In the early hours of Monday morning, it was announced that Erin O’Toole had been elected as the new leader of the Conservative Party of Canada. We at CAE would like to congratulate Mr. O’Toole on his victory. The O’Toole platform emphasized a need to get Canada back on its feet – and he confirmed … Continued
There has been a lot of chatter in Ottawa about Canada creating a “green” recovery following the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting economic recession. People within the Trudeau cabinet such as Catherine McKenna and Steven Guilbeault, and trusted confidants of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau such as Gerald Butts and Mark Carney, are true believers in … Continued
Two days ago, Finance Minister Bill Morneau resigned in the wake of the WE scandals. Mr. Morneau said in his resignation announcement that he was no longer the “most appropriate person” for the job. Morneau is right – he is not up to being the Minister of Finance. After all, he did “forget” to pay … Continued
As the end of the Conservative leadership race draws near, Canadians for Affordable Energy once again calls for the candidates to prioritize affordable energy over green ideology. Three out of the four candidates (Peter MacKay, Erin O’Toole and Leslyn Lewis) have, for the most part, neglected to do so. In a piece for the National … Continued
In case you were wondering, Craig Kielburger is a proponent of a green recovery. Why am I not surprised? Craig and brother Marc are at the very core of the latest Justin Trudeau abuse of public trust – the WE Charity boondoggle. As I write this investigations by the Finance Committee are proceeding into just … Continued
Back in May, Canadians for Affordable Energy published a blog regarding the public return (he never really left privately) of Gerald Butts to Ottawa as part of the Task Force for a Resilient Recovery. Last week, the Task Force came out with its preliminary report – and advised that a final report will come sometime … Continued