Policy Options

Nos ressources énergétiques sont très importantes pour la future prospérité du pays, estiment les Canadiens, et la grande majorité souhaite que le Canada diversifie ses marchés au-delà des États-Unis,...

Le 19 décembre, le ministre des Finances Jim Flaherty annonçait la fin prochaine de l’engagement fédéral de hausser de 6 p. 100 par année les transferts aux provinces pour...

The remarkable results of the 2011 general federal election — the collapse of the Bloc Québécois, the rise of the NDP in Quebec and the advent of a Conservative...

Tom Kent, who died in Kingston on November 15, 2011, at the age of 89, was Canada’s foremost activist-intellectual. To some the combination of the words is an oxymoron:...

Our unusually decentralized federalism creates a distinctively Canadian obstacle to social democracy. The delivery of services crucial to it — notably, health care, education, social assistance — is, for...

Depuis des mois, c’est souvent avec beaucoup de légèreté qu’on évoque la fin de l’euro et avec plus d’arrogance encore qu’on décrète que la Banque centrale européenne (BCE) n’a...

There’s no doubt that most Canadians want sustainable energy. In 2009-10 the Energy Council of Canada (ECC) held a series of Canadian energy forums that provided a grassroots approach...

Sustainable energy is defined by Wikipedia as « the provision of energy that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs. »...

In spite of the enormous contribution of energy natural resources to our fiscal and economic well-being,  our national psyche continues to be torn by ambivalence toward this unique endowment...

Canada’s diverse array of energy resources is a source of comparative advantage for the country and a key driver of our future prosperity. By combining smart government policy with...

It would be rather understandable for a neutral observer of global energy developments in 2011 to sympathize with  John Cleese, of Monty Python fame, as he gasps « It’s not...

It is tempting to dismiss the Obama administration’s decision to delay a final ruling on TransCanada Corporation’s Keystone XL Pipeline until a new route through Nebraska can be found...

When political rhetoric reduces complex policy even the most distinguished statesmen. This set of decisions to light switch choices, the outcome is usually poisonous or paralyzing. Good/bad choices in government are...

Not enough, and too much. This is the nub of the science works. Historically, scientific discoveries have beem problem faced by our modern technological civilization: not enough sources to satisfy...

Energy and climate change are two sides of the same have strong views about the costs and opportunities. After two coin, inextricably linked. Today we are facing generational challenges in our...

Proposals for a European union have been preoccupying European minds since the Second World War. Remember William Wyler’s classic 1953 film Roman Holiday? Princess Anne (Audrey Hepburn in her US...

The US Energy Information Administration forecasts that world electricity generation will almost double between 2007 and 2035, while the International Energy Agency predicts that by 2040, world energy consumption...

The term nation-building is usually associated with Canada’s first century. It evokes sepia images of men in stovepipe hats driving in the Last Spike of the Canadian Pacific Railway,...

A new year is supposed to be a time for change. New attitudes and goals are chased in the spirit of starting anew. Personal resolutions seek to put behind us...

POLICY OPTIONS: Thanks for doing this, Mr. Kent. The thematic of this month’s magazine is « Sustainable Energy. » How would you define that? PETER KENT: I think it’s the balance...

I am especially grateful to have the chance to address Ontarians at this critical juncture in global affairs. Parts of Europe are teetering on the brink of collapse. And...

Bienvenue à ce numéro consacré à l’énergie durable. L’exploitation et le transport écologiquement viables des ressources énergétiques du Canada figureront sans doute parmi les grands débats de politique publique...