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National Post
04-06-2025
- Business
- National Post
FIRST READING: What Carney's inner circle really thinks about oil and gas
Article content Four years later, this somewhat contradictory view is much the same. In the space of just 30 seconds this week, Carney told a press conference that his government saw an 'oil pipeline … to tidewater' as an 'opportunity' — before adding that 'decarbonized barrels' of oil should be the priority. Article content Tim Hodgson Minister of natural resources Article content If Blanchard is being accused of being a 'keep it in the ground' zealot, Hodgson is the Carney government's leading counterweight. Article content A May 23 speech Hodgson delivered to the Calgary Chamber of Commerce spoke of 'cutting red tape,' and contained no mention of the terms 'net zero' or 'decarbonization.' And the only time he mentioned 'climate change' was in a section where he suggested Canadian energy should be employed to 'displace' dirtier fuels overseas. Article content 'By working with the energy sector to make investments that fight climate change, we can get more barrels to market while cutting carbon emissions,' he said. Article content Still, Hodgson's first statements to the House of Commons show him hedging his bets on the central issue of new export pipelines. 'We will support new pipelines if there is a national consensus in favour of them,' he said on May 29. Article content Carney's new environment minister, Dabrusin, has been the MP for Toronto—Danforth since 2015, and replaces Steven Guilbeault, whose tenure was marked by open hostility to the energy sector. As Alberta Environment Minister Rebecca Schulz said upon Guilbeault leaving the post, he had put 'an activist agenda ahead of the well being and economic health of Albertans and Canadians.' Article content Nevertheless, Dabrusin is on record espousing many of Guilbeault's most controversial positions. Article content This includes the 2024 boast that 'no other country' was placing an emissions cap on its petroleum sector — a statement that was quickly taken up by the Opposition as evidence that Canada was kneecapping its own energy production even as it continued unabated everywhere else. Article content 'No other country has capped emissions from oil and gas production,' Dabrusin told the House of Commons in April, 2024. She's called carbon pricing the ' largest single tool we have to reduce emissions,' and in 2022 she said the future of the Canadian oil sector would be to lubricate windmills. Article content Article content 'Even in a net-zero world, we will always need oil for some things, and not just bike chain grease. We also need it to make lubricant for windmills. If members want to keep seeing latex gloves in our hospitals, we will always need oil,' she said. Article content Article content Article content Article content If parliamentary procedure is your thing, Monday was witness to an absolutely elite-tier operation by the Conservatives. After the Carney government swore repeatedly that they were too busy to prepare a budget until at least the fall, the House of Commons slipped through an amendment for them to do it anyway. Article content On a routine House of Commons vote to accept the speech from the throne, the Conservatives threw in an amendment calling on the government 'to present to Parliament an economic update or budget this spring, before the House adjourns for the summer.' The NDP and the Bloc Québécois all voted yes on the amendment, causing it to pass 166 to the Liberals' 164 votes. Article content The Liberals don't have to table a spring budget, but if they don't they'll technically be violating the terms of their own throne speech vote. Article content Article content
Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
'Fire... meet gas': Alberta Premier Danielle Smith dismayed at Carney cabinet picks
OTTAWA — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith didn't hide her dismay at Prime Minister Mark Carney's choice of Toronto-area MP Julie Dabrusin as his new environment minister on Tuesday. 'I am very concerned the prime minister has appointed what appears to be yet another anti-oil and gas environment minister,' said Smith in a statement on Carney's cabinet picks. 'Not only is (Dabrusin) a self-proclaimed architect of the designation of plastics as toxic, but she is a staunch advocate against oil sands expansion (and) proponent of phasing out oil and gas(.)' Smith also said she was put off by Dabrusin's close ties to longtime thorn in her side Steven Guilbeault, to whom Dabrusin served as a parliamentary secretary for four years. The premier's chief of staff, Rob Anderson, was even more blunt in his reaction to Dabrusin's appointment. 'Fire… meet gas,' wrote Anderson on social media. Carney's promotion of Dabrusin to Guilbeault's old job keeps Ottawa and Alberta on a collision course over Liberal net-zero climate policies. Smith has warned Carney repeatedly that he'll need to scrap several of these policies — including the federal cap on oil and gas emissions and federal clean electricity regulations — if he wants to avoid an unprecedented national unity crisis. On Monday, Smith announced that she was indefinitely freezing Alberta's industrial carbon price at $95 per tonne, setting up a clash with the Carney Liberals over their escalating federal carbon price. Just one Alberta MP, Edmontonian Eleanor Olszewski, was named to Carney's 28-member cabinet. Rookie Calgary Liberal MP Corey Hogan was snubbed of either a cabinet or secretarial post. The reaction to Carney's new cabinet in Alberta wasn't all negative, as some in the province's business community said they were encouraged by the appointment of ex-banker Tim Hodgson as energy minister. 'Tim (Hodgson) has real life experience with Alberta's energy sector… he's seen firsthand the challenging policy environment that the federal government has put in place for the past ten years,' said Business Council of Alberta President Adam Legge. Hodgson was previously an executive with Calgary-based oil sands producer MEG Energy. Calgary-based energy analyst Heather Exner-Pirot agrees that Hodgson's appointment is good news for Alberta's energy sector. 'I don't think there's anyone else in the entire Liberal caucus who could've given as much cause for optimism as Hodgson,' said Exner-Pirot. National Post rmohamed@ Newfoundland echoes Danielle Smith's call to fix equalization Doug Ford says Carney should extend an olive branch to the West. Liberal strategists agree Get more deep-dive National Post political coverage and analysis in your inbox with the Political Hack newsletter, where Ottawa bureau chief Stuart Thomson and political analyst Tasha Kheiriddin get at what's really going on behind the scenes on Parliament Hill every Wednesday and Friday, exclusively for subscribers. Sign up here. Our website is the place for the latest breaking news, exclusive scoops, longreads and provocative commentary. Please bookmark and sign up for our daily newsletter, Posted, here.
Vancouver Sun
13-05-2025
- Business
- Vancouver Sun
'Fire... meet gas': Alberta Premier Danielle Smith dismayed at Carney cabinet picks
OTTAWA — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith didn't hide her dismay at Prime Minister Mark Carney's choice of Toronto-area MP Julie Dabrusin as his new environment minister on Tuesday. 'I am very concerned the prime minister has appointed what appears to be yet another anti-oil and gas environment minister,' said Smith in a statement on Carney's cabinet picks. 'Not only is (Dabrusin) a self-proclaimed architect of the designation of plastics as toxic, but she is a staunch advocate against oil sands expansion (and) proponent of phasing out oil and gas(.)' Start your day with a roundup of B.C.-focused news and opinion. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder. The next issue of Sunrise will soon be in your inbox. Please try again Interested in more newsletters? Browse here. Smith also said she was put off by Dabrusin's close ties to longtime thorn in her side Steven Guilbeault, to whom Dabrusin served as a parliamentary secretary for four years. The premier's chief of staff, Rob Anderson, was even more blunt in his reaction to Dabrusin's appointment. 'Fire… meet gas,' wrote Anderson on social media . Carney's promotion of Dabrusin to Guilbeault's old job keeps Ottawa and Alberta on a collision course over Liberal net-zero climate policies. Smith has warned Carney repeatedly that he'll need to scrap several of these policies — including the federal cap on oil and gas emissions and federal clean electricity regulations — if he wants to avoid an unprecedented national unity crisis. On Monday, Smith announced that she was indefinitely freezing Alberta's industrial carbon price at $95 per tonne, setting up a clash with the Carney Liberals over their escalating federal carbon price. Just one Alberta MP, Edmontonian Eleanor Olszewski, was named to Carney's 28-member cabinet. Rookie Calgary Liberal MP Corey Hogan was snubbed of either a cabinet or secretarial post. The reaction to Carney's new cabinet in Alberta wasn't all negative, as some in the province's business community said they were encouraged by the appointment of ex-banker Tim Hodgson as energy minister. 'Tim (Hodgson) has real life experience with Alberta's energy sector… he's seen firsthand the challenging policy environment that the federal government has put in place for the past ten years,' said Business Council of Alberta President Adam Legge. Hodgson was previously an executive with Calgary-based oil sands producer MEG Energy. Calgary-based energy analyst Heather Exner-Pirot agrees that Hodgson's appointment is good news for Alberta's energy sector. 'I don't think there's anyone else in the entire Liberal caucus who could've given as much cause for optimism as Hodgson,' said Exner-Pirot. National Post rmohamed@ Get more deep-dive National Post political coverage and analysis in your inbox with the Political Hack newsletter, where Ottawa bureau chief Stuart Thomson and political analyst Tasha Kheiriddin get at what's really going on behind the scenes on Parliament Hill every Wednesday and Friday, exclusively for subscribers. Sign up here . Our website is the place for the latest breaking news, exclusive scoops, longreads and provocative commentary. Please bookmark and sign up for our daily newsletter, Posted, here .
Global News
24-04-2025
- Politics
- Global News
Canada election 2025: Toronto-Danforth
See more sharing options Send this page to someone via email Share this item on Twitter Share this item via WhatsApp Share this item on Facebook Toronto-Danforth is a federal riding located in Ontario. This riding is currently represented by Liberal MP Julie Dabrusin who first took office in 2015. Dabrusin collected 25,214 votes, winning 48.36 per cent of the vote in the 2021 federal election. Voters will decide who will represent Toronto-Danforth in Ontario during the upcoming Canadian election on April 28, 2025. Visit this page on election night for a complete breakdown of up to the minute results. Candidates Liberal: Julie Dabrusin (Incumbent) Conservative: Ashik Hussain NDP: Clare Hacksel Green: Silvia Stardust Animal Protection Party: Liz White
