Canada's Energy Future Presentation
Parkland Institute was thrilled to host David Hughes in Calgary and Edmonton on March 4 and 5, 2019.
We've received numerous requests for the slides of his presentation, which you can view or download here (PDF, 5 MB).
You can also read various reports, op-eds, and commentary David has produced for the Corporate Mapping Project, including Canada's Energy Outlook: Current Realities and Implications for a Carbon-constrained Future, which informed much of his presentations in Alberta.
Photo credit: David Williamson
Indigenous Gendered Experiences of Work in an Oil-Dependent, Rural Alberta Community
This report aims to help address knowledge gaps about the lived experiences of Indigenous working families in the oil industry and how working conditions impact families and gender relations by presenting a case study of Wabasca, an oil-dependent community located between Edmonton and Fort McMurray.
Fact-checking Alberta's pipeline ads
This op-ed by Corporate Mapping Project researcher David Hughes appeared in the Edmonton Journal on February 20, 2019.
False advertising by the Alberta government and oil lobby
David Hughes debunks three of the claims from the Alberta government's $23-million "Keep Canada Working" Trans Mountain pipeline expansion campaign.
Seven questions about the oil production cut
Parkland Institute executive director Ricardo Acuña asks seven questions about the Alberta government's plan to mandate production cuts in response to the oil price differential.
Boom, Bust, and Consolidation
Corporate Restructuring in the Alberta Oil Sands
This report for the Corporate Mapping Project analyzes the accumulation dynamics of the 'Big Five' oil sands producers through the latest commodity cycle of boom, bust, and consolidation.
Provinces Apart?
Comparing Citizen Views in Alberta and British Columbia
This report looks at data from a survey of residents of Alberta and BC taken just as the conflict over the proposed Trans Mountain pipeline expansion was set to erupt, and suggests less polarization of opinion between the two provinces than recent events would suggest.
Selling off oil fast as we can isn't an energy plan
This op-ed by Corporate Mapping Project researcher David Hughes appeared in the Edmonton Journal on October 23, 2018.
Who owns and benefits from Canada’s fossil-fuel sector?
This op-ed by Corporate Mapping Project researchers Bill Carroll and Jouke Huijzer appeared in Vancouver Province on October 21, 2018.
Who Owns Canada's Fossil-Fuel Sector?
Mapping the Network of Ownership & Control
This report for the Corporate Mapping Project looks at who owns and controls Canada's fossil-fuel sector, and therefore has an interest in the sector's continued growth.