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Canada's main opposition parties -- the Conservatives and the NDP -- are entering a period of reconstruction and reinvention in the wake of October's election victory by Prime…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB210447
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Climate policy will be of high international attention in the lead up to the UN's climate change summit in Paris in December (COP 21). The political and economic climate makes it…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB205653
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Smith’s United Conservative Party (UCP) provincial government was returned with a smaller majority in last month’s election but she is claiming the victory as a “strong mandate”…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB279561
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The global oil price crash has been particularly brutal to Canada's oil sands which have some of the highest costs in the industry. While existing projects are going ahead, the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB210080
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It includes large federal stimulus spending to spur economic growth and to alleviate the worst impacts of the collapse in global commodity prices, particularly oil. The budget…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB210194
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Canada’s oil sands are some of the biggest oil deposits in the world, holding hundreds of billions of barrels, but face an uncertain future. Dogged by high costs and environmental…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB224470
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At home, his administration will focus on economic revival and reform, and on COVID-19 public health measures. In foreign affairs, Biden’s team will focus on rebuilding US…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB257691
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Trudeau has pledged to formulate a new national climate policy to help Canada meet its international commitments to greenhouse gas emission reductions in line with its support of…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB209816
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Alberta's climate policy.