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Opinion: Canada is now in a trade war with the U.S. — here’s what you need to know to prepare for it

March 6, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Conversation on March 4, 2025. By Xiaodan Pan, Benny Mantin, Martin Dresner United States President Donald Trump has officially imposed 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian and Mexican imports, sending shockwaves [Read more]

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Opinion: Trump tries to resurrect the zombie pipeline no one wants

March 4, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on March 2, 2025. By Jody MacPherson Canadian politicians obediently snapping to attention and talking about bringing the Keystone XL (KXL) pipeline project back from the dead [Read more]

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Opinion: The Canada Carbon Rebate is still widely misunderstood — here’s why

March 3, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Conversation on March 2, 2025. By Ruolz Ariste As Canada’s federal parties gear up for the upcoming federal election, one of the key issues on the campaign trail will [Read more]

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Opinion: The year of living dangerously – Canada, Australia and the global order

February 28, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by Policy Options on Feb. 28, 2025. By N. Leo Crabe  The first year of Donald Trump’s return to the White House is sure to reshape global affairs. But 2025 also [Read more]

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Opinion: The world must stand united against Donald Trump

February 27, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by Policy Options on Feb. 27, 2025. By Daniel Béland, Maria Popova In the few short weeks since his second inauguration, Donald Trump has done so much to weaken Canada-U.S. relations [Read more]

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Opinion: Canada weighs bailouts as U.S. tariffs threaten businesses

February 27, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by Policy Options on Feb. 26, 2025. By Amin Mawani Business organizations and politicians have raised the idea of multibillion-dollar bailouts for companies and workers as one answer to any new [Read more]

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Opinion: Why Canada must look beyond the U.S. to Africa’s economic boom

February 27, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by Policy Options on Feb. 26, 2025. By Zack Ahmed As Canadians prepare to choose their next government in the face of a protectionist and unpredictable White House, Canada risks turning [Read more]

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Opinion: Invest in local energy, not pipelines

February 27, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Feb. 26, 2025. By Stephen Hazell Donald Trump’s tariff and 51st state musings have panicked many Canadian politicians to dust off plans for a west-to-east oil [Read more]

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Opinion: To counter Trump’s tariff threats, we need to make ‘Buy Canada’ count

February 25, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by Policy Options on Feb. 25, 2024. By Noah Fry Prime Minister Justin Trudeau included giving preference to Canadian businesses in government procurement as part of our response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s [Read more]

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Opinion: While the U.S. threatens tariffs and builds walls around its economy, China opens up

February 24, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Conversation on Feb. 23, 2024. By Shaun Narine The United States is threatening to impose tariffs on its major trading partners. In the meantime, China is consolidating its position as [Read more]

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Opinion: Trump’s tariff and land grab threats signal U.S. expansionist ambitions

February 24, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Conversation on Feb. 23, 2025. By Ilan Kapoor When U.S. President Donald Trump first suggested Canada should become the 51st American state, the federal government dismissed it as just [Read more]

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Opinion: Low-carbon trade is Canada’s trump card over Trump

February 24, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Feb. 23, 2025. By Mitchell Beer It’s just a possible pathway, not a prediction. But if you take some of the elements of our current geopolitical [Read more]

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Opinion: Canada, Greenland, Panama, Gaza and now Ukraine: Wake up, world, Donald Trump is coming for you

February 20, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Conversation on Feb. 20, 2025. By Jeffrey B. Meyers It’s no longer speculative to ask how the post-Second World War world order, led by the United States, will end. [Read more]

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Opinion: Trump’s ‘annexation’ of Canada has already begun. Here’s how energy alternatives help smother it.

February 20, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Feb. 16, 2025. By Mitchell Beer Two days before Donald Trump’s inauguration, we passed the mic to Conor Curtis, head of communications at Sierra Club Canada. [Read more]

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Opinion: What Canada can learn from the European Union about dealing with chaos and crises

February 18, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Conversation on Feb. 17, 2025. By Jörg Broschek As United States President Donald Trump continues to threaten Canada’s economic and political sovereignty, some observers have floated the idea of Canada becoming [Read more]

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Opinion: Trump’s lurking assault on Canada rests on endless lies and irrational populism

February 18, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Conversation on Feb. 18, 2025. By Ilan Kapoor United States President Donald Trump has temporarily put his trade war against Canada and Mexico on hold after vowing to slap 25 per [Read more]

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Opinion: As AI energy demands test cities, Dublin offers key lessons

February 18, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Feb. 15, 2025. By Shauna Sylvester Are you an Artificial Intelligence optimist or pessimist? That seemed to be a popular question at the AI and Democracy [Read more]

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Opinion: Action on methane makes sense now more than ever

February 13, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by the Pembina Institute on Feb. 12, 2025. By Amanda Bryant As Canada finalizes amendments to its oil and gas methane regulations, it’s important to recognize that reducing methane emissions makes abundant sense, [Read more]

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Opinion: Let’s face it, we are going to need a leaner, cleaner oil and gas sector

February 12, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by the Pembina Institute on Dec. 26, 2024. By Simon Dyer and Simon Langlois-Bertrand This year, you may have noticed, there’s been no shortage of rhetoric about the emissions that come [Read more]

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Opinion: Why annexing Canada would destroy the United States

February 11, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Conversation on Feb. 11, 2025. By Aisha Ahmad As United States President Donald Trump relentlessly threatens to annex Canada, some Canadians are worried that an American invasion could one day [Read more]

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