This is part 2 of a 6-part series examining the impact the construction of two heavy oil upgraders during Saskatchewan’s Grant Devine Government. The discussion hails from the recently published Frontier Centre book “So Much More We Can Be: Saskatchewan’s …
Grant Devine’s Two Heavy Oil Upgraders: A Tough Opening Act That Now Anchors Saskatchewan’s Boom Economy
The Regina NewGrade Upgrader, now known as Section III of the Regina Refinery Complex, was contentious at first as low oil prices cratered its economics. But three decades later, it’s integral to the 130,000 barrel per day refinery. Photo by …
Destroying High Paying Coal Power Jobs in Saskatchewan
There was an announcement by SaskPower on Aug. 10 that is very significant, especially for Estevan, one of the last places in Canada burning coal for power. SaskPower is going to beef up its power transmission interconnect with the U.S. …
A Ten Point Action Plan – Canada Oil Industry Response to War in Ukraine
The war in Ukraine is now a month old. It is not over, nor does it show serious signs of ending anytime soon, despite attempts at peace talks. We, as a nation, have had a month to determine our response. …
Demographics are driving the world. If you ever want a holiday again, welcome refugees and immigrants today
It’s come to my attention that I’m having the same conversation over and over again, and only recently have I figured out why. In almost every conversation of consequence I’ve taken part in recently seems to have a common thread. …
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