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Canada’s clean-energy sector languishes while oil and gas industry takes centre stage in Ottawa

Canada’s clean-energy sector languishes while oil and gas industry takes centre stage in Ottawa
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Shawn McCarthy

The green implications of the Canada Investment Summit’s pitch book

OTTAWA—In Canada’s hunt for foreign capital to finance energy ambitions, the oil and gas sector looms large for the immediate future. However, the...

21.09.2026 40

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Shawn McCarthy

Forward-looking Canadian energy policy needed against President Trump’s authoritarian moves

United States President Donald Trump says his country’s seizure of Venezuelan oil reserves should put “Canada on notice.” If Canadians weren’t...

07.09.2026 20

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Shawn McCarthy

Nuclear industry must show it can safely manage growing volumes of highly radioactive waste

OTTAWA—As it pursues visions of renaissance, the nuclear industry is going to have to demonstrate to Canadians that it can safely manage growing...

06.07.2026 30

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Shawn McCarthy

Environmental Defense Fund suggests Carney government could be violating Environmental Protection Act over draft deal with Alberta

OTTAWA—The oil industry’s success in reducing methane emissions appears to be one bright spot in an otherwise dismal Canadian record for meeting...

01.06.2026 20

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Shawn Mccarthy

U.S. capture of Maduro raises geopolitical stakes for global oil trade, Chinese influence in the Western Hemisphere, and Canada’s own strategic economic interests

05.01.2026 20

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Shawn McCarthy

Trans Mountain pipeline tolls could leave feds on the hook for billions in further costs

22.09.2025 40

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Shawn McCarthy

Carney should heed his own advice from his bestselling book, Value(s)

18.08.2025 30

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Shawn McCarthy