Alberta's Keystone XL investment benefits oil companies more than Albertans
On March 31 Premier Jason Kenney announced that the Government of Alberta will invest $1.5 billion and provide an additional $6 billion loan guarantee to facilitate the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline. Research manager Ian Hussey looks at the deal to determine just who benefits from this investment and in what measure.
Governments should support oil sands workers, not companies
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney has suggested that the federal government should bail out oil and gas companies in response to the COVID-19 crisis and the Saudi-Russian price war. In this blog researcher Ian Hussey explains why that would be a bad idea.
The Future of Alberta's Oil Sands Industry
More Production, Less Capital, Fewer Jobs
This report explores the employment, capital spending, and operational spending implications of the ongoing restructuring and consolidation of the Canadian oil sands industry.
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 the oil-dependent community of Wabasca.
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.