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“Dialogues on Canadian Energy” is dedicated to providing a forum for vigorous discussion and debate over major current energy and carbon policy issues in North America, with special emphasis on Alberta’s unique circumstances. It will contain primarily opinion pieces and podcasts. Clarity, frankness and “facts over opinion” will be hopefully be its fundamental characteristics.
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Dennis sat down to discuss his newest book, Carbon Change: Canada on the Brink of Decarbonization, available now online and in-store. Dennis details his motivations to write this book The major arguments he makes with regards to Canada’s current plan for decarbonization The major conclusions he draws from these arguments And most importantly, why t…
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2020 is a year we all want behind us for many reasons. So much has unfolded since our last podcast this will be a very full year end to get through. Let's begin: US election implications – KXL most of all Trudeau virtue signalling – Zero net emissions and UNDRIP The $170/tonne solution – Liberals all in on Paris Conservative response, Canadian busi…
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Jean-François Thibault is a energy news commentator who appears frequently in various written and spoken media in Quebec. Energy East is a symbol of different things to different parts of the country, what do you think its demise means to Quebec? All projects have specific aspects of their development and implementation that become problematic, in …
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Conversation covered a few developments that have evolved over the last couple of weeks. Including: This week the new Conservative leader, Erin O’Toole, clarified that he would be committed to have Canada meet its Paris emission reduction targets. What is your reaction to this? Biden’s lead is holding in the US Presidential election. What does his …
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Discussion covers these topics: Dennis, it has been almost six months since our last podcast, pre COVID, can you elaborate on what has unfolded over that time period as it has effected Canadian hydrocarbons and national climate policy? What do you see as the likely scenarios unfolding in 2021 for Canadian hydrocarbons and climate policy, especially…
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Dennis, can put into context where we stand on market access for Alberta hydrocarbons? And touch on the recent NEB decision on TMX specifically. Obviously, a lot has unfolded over the last month in Ottawa that impacts the future of the Liberal government and Justin Trudeau specifically. How do you see that impacting any of the dynamics on a re-appr…
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Dennis, it has been about a month since the FCA decision on TMX came down and nullified the project, what has occurred in the interim? Can you elaborate on what will be involved in the two processes to remedy the FCA cited deficiencies - on whales and consultation? What are the risks here of this consuming most of 2019? What, if any, options does A…
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It has been a few weeks since the last podcast, what developments do you want to touch on? Dennis provides a few comments on the TMX/KXL/Enbridge Line 3 status, and also overall developments on Canadian carbon policy. Updates on these oil sands pipelines. Canadian carbon policy, the biggest development is the advent of the Ford government in Ontari…
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The Trudeau government acted decisively yesterday on TransMountain. Dennis, can you first lay out the highlights of what came down yesterday. What was your sense of the dynamic that played out in these negotiations? How do you see this unfolding over the rest of the year? Is this a real turning point for how this country is dealing with carbon and …
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A lot has happened in the past month. As usual all interconnected. Dennis responds to the following questions: First, yesterday TransCanada announced a suspension of the Energy East project. I know this is connected to the highly controversial re-scoping decision of the NEB. Can you put this into context for us? Why would the Trudeau government not…
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Dennis, significant events keep unfolding on the carbon and energy scene this summer, vacations be dammed. What are the key developments and can you elaborate on them?: Two Supreme Court decisions on duty to consult The loss of the Petronas LNG project And Alberta politics and what it means for how market access and carbon policy play out…
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Dennis, although it’s summer time, some carbon and energy developments over the last month, most notably a Government of Canada discussion paper on regulatory reform. Can you first give us some context for this and why it is important? What are the key elements of the discussion paper? How different is this from what you had advocated in your submi…
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Dennis, a significant development last week in Alberta, the release of the Oil Sands Advisory Board report, can you first explain the background of it? Why is the cap fundamentally problematic to oil sands investment? How do the recommendations of the panel impact the investment process? Where does this go into the future? Alberta politics, market …
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Two major developments since our last podcast: First on Paris, can you describe its major elements and how Canada chose to relate to them? What does the US withdrawal actually mean to the world’s progress towards lower GHG emissions over time? Does the Trump announcement change the challenge that Canada has in respect of meeting its Paris targets? …
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Dennis, its been a while but what do you see has transpired over the first quarter on Canadian carbon and energy? Following up on KXL, what is your prognosis for it over the remainder of the year? On the US side, what could occur that may impact Canada? What is the risk related to an NDP victory in BC to Alberta and its hydrocarbon industry?…
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Review what the Trudeau Government actually did? Regarding the Kinder approval, do you have an explanation of how they came to this decision? Why was Northern Gateway rejected? Do you give Trudeau credit here? What, if anything, do you take issue with him over? What lies ahead? And is Trudeau up to dealing with it? And Ms Notley, is this a big vict…
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The unexpected happened on November 8th. What does this mean for Canada, especially in its approach to energy and climate policy? What do we actually know about Trump’s positions on climate and energy? Is a revival of Keystone XL the most significant development in the short run for Canada? How will Trudeau and Notley react to that? Beyond that, ca…
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Dennis, I know you have alluded to this is prior podcasts, but can you explain why the impending Kinder pipeline decision by the Trudeau government is so important? Can you elaborate on the considerations that are in play with this decisions, political, technical and legal? What recent developments have perhaps altered the likely decision? So, ulti…
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Dennis, you believe the next 3 months are going to critical for Canada on climate and pipelines. Can you explain? For those of us, that don’t know, can you clarify the major pipeline projects still in play in Canada? For the Trudeau government, help us understand their climate “options” better right now. And the Notley government, where are they? H…
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This is the inaugural interview for Dialogues on Canadian Energy. Dennis McConaghy discusses the following items: Biography Vision for podcast Format and frequency Major issues Why Canadians should relate to this podcast Upcoming topics Dennis McConaghy is a Canadian energy executive with nearly forty years of industry experience in infrastructure …
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