Canada’s new AI council will advise Ottawa on business adoption, Canadian technology companies and computing infrastructure. Earlier Energi Media interviews explain why public safeguards and Canadian control matter.
Dabrusin’s Beijing meetings put clean technology first, backed by growing trade, climate cooperation and the institutional machinery needed to turn agreements into business.
G7 leaders are coordinating refinery maintenance and releasing emergency oil stocks as the global diesel shortage strains refineries, inventories and fuel markets.
Law professor Kristen van de Biezenbos says Donald Trump has strained U.S. constitutional guardrails, while the midterms, Supreme Court and Canada-U.S. conflict could create the next major tests.
Saskatchewan’s proposed large nuclear reactors raise questions about construction costs, electricity rates and taxpayer exposure. This op-ed examines lessons from nuclear projects in Canada and abroad and the risks for a smaller provincial economy.
University of Sussex professor Peter Newell says Canada’s oil and gas expansion plans should be tested against changing global demand and the risk of stranded infrastructure.
Richard Johnston argues that B.C.’s Conservatives face a challenge beyond party unity: convincing dissatisfied voters they offer an acceptable alternative. He explains the role of MAGA politics, economic geography and shifting NDP and Green support.
Ottawa’s $66.3-million retrofit investment is useful. Canada now needs to turn individual projects into an electrification industry that lowers bills, strengthens the grid and builds lasting capacity.
Max Fawcett argues Canada’s energy superpower ambitions must account for changing markets and energy technologies. In an Energi Media interview, he questions the Pacific Link investment case and debates electrification policy with Markham Hislop.
Canada’s drilling expertise could underpin a geothermal industry. Peter Massie says shared test centres and a coordinated industrial strategy would help companies prove their technologies and supply growing electricity demand.
