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Cover of the A Pipeline in Search of a Market report

September 9, 2026

A Pipeline in Search of a Market

Economics and taxpayer risks

September 9, 2026

West Coast Pipeline remains a risky gamble for taxpayers

Absence of private investment signals fundamental risks of high costs, high tolls, weakening oil demand

Electricity, Oil & Gas

September 4, 2026

Federal climate report paints grim picture, reinforces urgent need to cut emissions through electrification

Portrait of Chris Severson-Baker

Truck on road in oilsands

September 2, 2026

Fuelling Canada’s oil and gas emissions

Proposed oil and gas projects will only increase emissions from Canada’s highest emitting sector

An inactive oil well in Alberta.

August 18, 2026

Unpaid Bills

How Albertans are shouldering the costs for oil and gas companies

Portrait of Janetta McKenzie

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Cover of the No Well Left Behind policy paper

August 13, 2026

No Well Left Behind

Evidence-based policy options to improve Alberta’s management of orphan wells

Portrait of Amanda Bryant

New Pathways MOU relies on more taxpayer dollars for carbon capture, proposes government support for oil production

The non-binding agreement with the Oil Sands Alliance confirms carbon capture project has shrunk by half

Portrait of Janetta McKenzie

Alberta-Ontario pipeline proposal wrong remedy to energy security, economic diversification risks

Without any declared interest from private sector, neither Premier Smith nor Premier Ford ruled out the possibility of tens of billions of taxpayer dollars being spent on another new pipeline

Portrait of Janetta McKenzie

Unable to find a private company to back pipeline, governments resort to 90% taxpayer ownership

Today’s announcement breaks two promises that the federal and Alberta governments have repeatedly made to Canadians – that a pipeline would be privately financed and would be contingent on oilsands companies reducing their emissions

Portrait of Chris Severson-Baker

Electricity, Oil & Gas

Greenlight Electricity Centre, and “tripling” of Canadian LNG exports, to further push up electricity prices for Albertans

Current policy in Alberta means new data centres will be powered with gas – leaving lower-cost options unexplored

Electricity, Oil & Gas, Remote Communities, Sustainable Workforce

Federal-B.C. deal recognizes clean energy, electrification central to economic strength

Commitment to explore national carbon credit framework could help all Canadians to electrify their lives

Portrait of Chris Severson-Baker

Full year without private sector interest confirms new West Coast pipeline is political, not economic

Despite extraordinary efforts by both the federal and provincial governments to clear the way for a pipeline to move ahead, companies recognize the near-term reality of peaking global oil demand

Portrait of Janetta McKenzie

Canada’s LNG exports face a global energy market in rapid transition

Looming oversupply and accelerating deployment of low-cost renewables weakens business case for new projects

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