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Marie-Christine (MC) Bouchard has over 20 years of experience in the energy sector. She started her career as an environmental advisor at Strathcona Refinery in Edmonton. She has held leadership roles at Imperial Oil in Canada and ExxonMobil in the United States. Her responsibilities have included operations, maintenance and engineering and health, safety, environmental management, remediation and reclamation.
Since leaving the oil industry, she has applied her knowledge and experience to advancing sustainability. She served as assistant deputy minister, Environmental Social Governance (ESG), with the Government of Alberta from 2022 to 2023 and enjoyed the opportunity to learn about policy development and decision-making at the provincial level.
MC received a Bachelor of Engineering in fuels and materials engineering from the Royal Military College of Canada and a master’s degree in environmental engineering from the University of Alberta. She served her country as an aircraft maintenance officer in the Canadian Armed Forces at the beginning of her career.
MC values continuous learning and in the past few years has obtained certificates in Sustainable Investing and Sustainability and Climate Risk Management.
She has three adult children living in Edmonton, Calgary and St. John's, Newfoundland. She enjoys all types of health and fitness activities including skiing, snowboarding, running, Orangetheory Fitness, and hot yoga. She lives and works in Calgary.
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Greenwashing legislation has resulted in less talk from Pathways about their emissions reduction plans
Now it’s over to the oilsands CEOs to follow up with action instead![Portrait of MC Bouchard](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2024-05/mc-24.jpg?itok=ocHsggjE)
Removal of online content by Pathways Alliance and member companies makes the case for regulation of industry’s emissions
Pembina Institute available for comment![Portrait of MC Bouchard](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2024-05/mc-24.jpg?itok=ocHsggjE)
Oil and gas executives’ testimony a reminder that further regulation is urgently needed
Executives fail to present evidence of comprehensive plans or strategies to reduce emissions![Portrait of MC Bouchard](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2024-05/mc-24.jpg?itok=ocHsggjE)
Pembina responds to oil and gas industry report on hypothetical impacts of proposed emissions cap
Unclear assumptions regarding future demand for oil and gas, as well as feasibility of methane reductions creates misleading conclusions about cap’s impact![Portrait of MC Bouchard](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2024-05/mc-24.jpg?itok=ocHsggjE)