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Building Canada’s electrification industry one building at a time

October 2, 2026 | Economy, Electrification, Canada, Markham on Energy

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.

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Red Flags Abound for BC’s LNG Canada 2 Announcement

September 29, 2026 | British Columbia, Markham on Energy

LNG Canada Phase 2 is a $33-billion bet that Asian LNG demand will remain strong despite Qatar’s return, a historic wave of new supply and accelerating electrification.

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Think Trump Evokes Orwell’s ‘1984’? Welcome to the Canadian Hive Mind

September 26, 2026 | Markham on Energy

Canada mocks Trump’s closed mind while embracing a hive mind of its own. Political and business leaders sell a West Coast pipeline as nation-building, but where is the business case? Evidence about Asian oil demand deserves a national hearing before taxpayers get the bill.

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Canada’s Low Electrification Rate Threatens Its Future Prosperity

September 23, 2026 | Markham on Energy

The IEA sees an electric economy taking shape. Canada is building more electricity supply, but has done far less to replace gasoline, diesel and natural gas in the technologies Canadians use.

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Trump Sought Canadian Submission, Not Just a Trade Deal

August 23, 2026 | Markham on Energy

The collapse of Canada-US trade negotiations was about more than tariffs. Washington’s last-minute demands sought influence over Canada’s trade, resources, industries and domestic laws—and closely matched the Trump administration’s blueprint for dominance in the Western Hemisphere.

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Trump Threatens Canada With Tariffs As American Oil Floods North

August 17, 2026 | Markham on Energy

Donald Trump is threatening Canada with 50 per cent tariffs even as U.S. crude oil flows north. The trade reveals just how deeply integrated the two economies have become.

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The Canadian energy conversation is stuck in the wrong century

April 13, 2026 | Markham on Energy

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“Cost and Carbon Competitiveness” was an Alberta rallying cry for years. What happened?

November 22, 2025 | Markham on Energy

Reducing methane emissions to zero is important for Canada’s competitiveness as global markets increasingly price […]

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Where’s the Beef, Danielle?

November 21, 2025 | Markham on Energy

Recall “was not intended to have unions weaponize it to bus people in and put […]

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Canada’s First Giga-scale Battery Plant is Under Construction. Why That’s Important

November 17, 2025 | Markham on Energy

Canada’s first giga-scale EV battery plant is finally rising out of the ground in southwestern Ontario. More than a construction milestone, it marks the moment Canada’s long-promised critical-minerals strategy begins taking real industrial shape—linking mining, refining, cell manufacturing, and EV production into a homegrown clean-energy supply chain.

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Canada’s Geothermal Opportunity Is Bigger Than We Think — So Why Is Ottawa Ignoring It?

November 14, 2025 | Markham on Energy

Canada doesn’t need to invent the advanced geothermal industry. It’s already a global leader. We […]

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WEO 2025: China’s Electrification Outruns the IEA’s Imagination

November 12, 2025 | Markham on Energy

World Energy Outlook 2025 takes a step back by eliminating the Announced Policies Scenario (APS) […]

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Alberta needs a Plan B

November 9, 2024 | Markham on Energy

Oil finally has a competitor (electricity) Alberta already has a Plan A. It’s called the […]

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Forget climate policy. Emulate American, Chinese clean energy industrial policy

July 9, 2024 | Markham on Energy

Name one federal or provincial politician with a grand vision for the 21st century Canadian […]

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Energy policy advice for new Alberta NDP leader Naheed Nenshi: 3 bold options to consider

June 25, 2024 | Markham on Energy

Build domestic non-combustion market for bitumen, create a new oil/gas regulator, dramatically reform the electricity […]

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