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That Ever Governed Frenzy

Through the eyes of Jody Wilson-Raybould and Michael Wernick

Rumble on Parliament Hill

In the ring with Justin Trudeau

Return of the Robber Barons

Chrystia Freeland asks if we can tell “makers” from “takers” among the new super-rich

Michael Cleland

Michael Cleland is Nexen Executive in Residence for the Canada West Foundation and former president and CEO of the Canadian Gas Association. He is a former assistant deputy minister for energy in the federal government.

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Demand Better

Fixated on energy supply, from wind to oil sands, most policy makers ignore our greenest opportunities May 2013
In 2009, the Ontario government embarked on a bold policy experiment: to transform Ontario’s electric power sector radically, to base it largely on renewable sources such as wind and solar, and to establish a new industry in Ontario based on those technologies. Most Ontarians, probably thinking about it only in passing, likely saw that as a good…