Podcasts about National Energy Board

Claire de Mézerville López is joined by co-host, Executive Director of IIRP Canada, Pat Lewis, for a special IIRP Canada series, highlighting the use of restorative practices and restorative justice across Canada. In this episode, they welcome dedicated community leader, Nicole Chouinard, to the Restorative Works! Podcast. Nicole joins us to share how she and her team collaborate with schools across seven communities and over 30 schools to embed restorative practices early on—training teachers, engaging parents, and creating safe, supportive spaces for students. In a region deeply shaped by transient workforces and past emergencies, these efforts are helping young people build lasting relationships, cultural pride, and emotional safety. Sharing her journey into restorative justice and the stories of youth who were positively affected by their involvement in restorative justice processes, she highlights the emotional depth of her work—navigating the unpredictability of human experience while advocating for victims' voices and supporting accused youth on their healing journeys. Nicole and her husband have called the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo (RMWB) home since 2009, where they live, work, and play.  In 2012, Nicole transitioned into her role as a leader within the RCMP Support Services Branch, where she became involved with Victim Services and Restorative Justice. The exposure to these programs opened a passion to advocate for change in how justice is viewed, amplification of victims' voices, better understanding of why a client causes harm, and improvement of community connections and supports. In 2020, Nicole started the process to grow Restorative Justice within the RMWB and has been instrumental in its success, including continued collaboration with stakeholders and the community. Since completing her Legal Assistant Diploma through SAIT in 2007, Nicole has been embedded in careers with legal backgrounds through work with quasi-judicial boards including the National Energy Board, Alberta Energy Regulator, Assessment Review Board, and the Subdivision and Development Appeal Board.  Tune in to understand how restorative practices can prevent violence, promote healing, and empower youth.

Send us a Text Message.Pipelines are commonly used to transport energy from one location to another.  They are complex systems that are designed to be safe, reliable and compliant with federal regulations.In this episode, we sit down with Vanessa Cozine to learn about pipelines and her experience in the energy transportation sector.  Vanessa is an environmental systems engineer with over twenty years of experience, both on the regulator side at the National Energy Board and on the energy transportation side with Enbridge.  In this conversation, Vanessa encourages women to think about a career in engineering, and she offers advice to all new graduates when they look for that first job to start their career.

When Consumers Power's plan to build a nuclear power plant in Midland, Michigan, was announced in 1967, it promised to free Michigan residents from expensive, dirty, coal-fired electricity and to keep Dow Chemical operating in the state. But before the plan could be completed, the facility was called an engineering nightmare, a financial disaster, a construction boondoggle, a political headache, and a regulatory muddle. Most locals had welcomed nuclear power eagerly. Why, after almost twenty years and billions of dollars, did this promise of a high-tech, coal-free, prosperous future fail? And what lessons does its failure offer today as Americans try to develop a clean energy  economy based on renewable power? To answer these questions, energy consultant and author LeRoy Smith carefully traces the design and construction decisions made by Consumers Power, including its choice of reactor and its hiring of the Bechtel Corporation to manage the project. He also details the rapidly changing regulatory requirements and growing public concern about the environmental risks of nuclear power generation. An examination of both the challenges and importance of renewable energy, this book will be of value to anyone interested in grappling with the complexities of our ongoing efforts to eliminate fossil fuels in favor of clean renewable energy. LEROY (LEE) SMITH served in the U.S. Navy as an engineering officer and then earned a master of science degree in geology. After leaving graduate school, he spent his entire career in the energy industry. He started as an exploration geologist and subsequently gained business experience serving as a corporate officer in a publicly traded company, a privately held company, and a limited partnership. Smith left his job as vice president of Energy Supply and Marketing at Midland Cogeneration Venture in 2004 to start a consulting firm, Optimal Value Energy. He now lectures and writes on energy topics. He has testified before the Michigan Public Service Commission, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and the National Energy Board (since 2019 the Canadian Energy Regulator). He has written articles on hydraulic fracturing (fracking) and carbon dioxide sequestration in Michigan. He lives in Midland, Michigan, with his wife, H. J. Smith. LeRoy Smith's Nearly Nuclear: A Mismanaged Energy Transition is available at msupress.org and other fine booksellers. You can connect with the press on Facebook and @msupress on Twitter, where you can also find me @kurtmilb.The MSU Press podcast is a joint production of MSU Press and the College of Arts & Letters at Michigan State University. Thanks to the team at MSU Press for helping to produce this podcast. Our theme music is “Coffee” by Cambo. Michigan State University occupies the ancestral, traditional, and contemporary Lands of the Anishinaabeg – Three Fires Confederacy of Ojibwe, Odawa and Potawatomi people. The University resides on Land ceded in the 1819 Treaty of Saginaw.

We are joined by retired lawyer and climate activist David Gooderham to hear his thoughts on the compatibility of the Trans Mountain pipeline and Paris climate targets, the suitability of the National Energy Board to decide matters of climate, and his experience with civil disobedience.

Confused by all the conflicting claims about the Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion (TMX) Project?Few people have dedicated as much time and effort to exposing the economic and environmental realities associated with the TMX Project as independent economist, Robyn Allan – former President of the Insurance Corporation of BC, Senior Economist with the BC Credit Union Central and Expert Intervenor with the National Energy Board’s Review of the TMX Project.Robyn is also the author of the just published novel, “When They Came for The Beach”, a fictionalized account of the facts behind all the TMX politics and corporate PR.Show Notes: https://canoefm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/PH-Resource-List-for-%E2%80%9CThe-TMX-Separating-fact-From-Fiction%E2%80%9D-with-Robyn-Allan-June-2019.pdf

After more than two years of orchestrated panic, corporate media (mis)direction, intensive industry lobbying, legislative time-delaying and threats of litigation from industry-captured Provincial governments... Bill C-69 is now law. No more National Energy Board on new projects. No more Canadian Environmental Assessment Act 2012 pre-determining the "review process". Considering the complete failure of that regime from the Harper era that resulted in nothing other than Federal Court appeals, Certificate quashing and projects being sent back to actually follow the rules of the process, this should be welcome news. Alas, it is not if most sources are to be taken at face value. The reasons for rewriting Canada's major project environmental assessment rules are clear. But what about all the other fundamental factors? Why isn't the first question to be answered based on economic viability? Why does evidence demonstrating extreme harm to every species in the project's path turn out to be mere footnotes in decisions? How did the concept of "Indigenous consultation" turn into note-taking exercises? How did "public input" turn into an undefinable obstacle course designed to discourage that input? Why are alternative projects to acheive the supposed goals rejected out-of-hand? Something along the lines of the inmates are running the asylum is an accurate description. Does C-69 fix all these shortcomings? Not by a longshot. It never would have without the eventual 150+ amendments to the original bill, never mind what was given Royal Assent. Why does the industry with the majority of project assessments, Mining, accept C-69 as a necessary update and clarification to the process? Why is their viewpoint being virtually ignored while corporate media wails for Oil & Gas? This episode will look at what has really changed, and it isn't all that much despite the narratives of Chicken Little.  

Albertastan.ca - 029 - GWNN Week Ending June 22nd, 2009 Drake wins an NBA title while we Kick some ass with the YEG student climate strike.  Saskatchewans anti-carbon tax narrative falls to shit: scientist say!  Numbers on Canadian corpora  tion tax dodging!  Saving money with a national pharmacare plan!  Alberta is Number one… in child marriage! Even more confirmation Coverup Cooper should just stay in his creepy-crypt!  UCP ignores funding inquiries from Calgary Board of Education because, Blue Ribbons! B.C. Chief says the National Energy Board consultations were joke!  The UCP takes a steamy shit on democracy and organized labor after they blow up plans for a Super-lab! Visit Climate.strike.yeg on Instagram. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/saskatchewan-carbon-tax-study-economist-1.5167566 https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/cra-corporate-taxes-1.5179489 https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/pharmacare-hoskins-recommendations-final-report-1.5171517 https://edmontonjournal.com/news/politics/alberta-leads-canada-in-child-marriage-rate https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/michael-cooper-goat-herder-cultures-1.5179039 https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2019/03/the-shooters-manifesto-was-designed-to-troll/585058/ https://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/public-schools-could-lose-200-teachers-100-ed-assistants-as-province-stays-silent-on-funding https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/trans-mountain-approval-frustrating-says-b-c-chief-with-unresolved-concerns-about-pipeline-project-1.5180271 https://edmontonjournal.com/news/politics/union-taking-government-to-court-as-kenney-plugs-ears-in-labour-debate

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The President and CEO of Trans Mountain is anticipating work beginning soon on expanding the pipeline after yesterday's federal government approval of the project. Ian Anderson says they will work with the National Energy Board to get permits and licenses to resume work and he anticipates that process will happen quickly. In the House of Commons this past hour, the Prime Minister defended the decision to approve the pipeline and the Liberals' record on the environment. Guest: George Heyman BC Minister of Environment and Climate Change Strategy

We discuss Canada's new Marine Shipping Cumulative Effects Framework in this episode of the Virtual Time Machine Podcast - Season 2 Episode 3 Part 1. You can download the Draft Report "Evaluation of Cumulative Effects Assessment Methodologies For Marine Shipping" here: https://www.barryjwilson.com/pl/71078 We are talking about marine shipping cumulative effects - that's the cumulative effects of all our different shipping activities on and in our oceans. And we are going to take a look at I guess a "case study" from Canada in a project proposal process that is currently underway in light of a recent National Energy Board decision. Ultimately we are looking at how can we unlock economic prosperity by utilizing the natural resources that we have available to us while still caring for the earth that sustains us. And in order to do that, we are going to have to do a little homework and be a little bit creative.

People who want to see a new pipeline carrying Alberta oil to the west coast got a bit of good news last week. The National Energy Board released another ruling on the Trans Mountain project that says it’s in the national interest to get the pipe built. But how far does that get us in the process? We look at what the ruling said, what hurdles the project still faces, and what the delays say about the approval process for energy infrastructure in Canada. Dave is joined by Calgary Herald business columnist Chris Varcoe.

Trump AND Rubio tweet:Rubio calls for international community to seize assets of PdVSA - what does this even mean?Trump tweets for lower oil prices:https://www.forbes.com/sites/ellenrwald/2019/02/25/trump-tweets-and-oil-drops-is-that-really-good-for-the-economy/#6865bc131f21Manufacturing? Keep gasoline prices down? Plus for infrastructure projects?Could impact Iran waiversIs Wall Street finally losing interest in fracking?https://www.wsj.com/articles/frackers-face-harsh-reality-as-wall-street-backs-away-11551009601?Companies that can do all three phases of the game will move in to Permian.If oil hits high $60 range will Wall Street really walk away?Headlines generated on quarterly returns that may not really show what they say they are showing.Halliburton breaks ground on oilfield chemical plant in Saudi Arabiahttps://www.chron.com/business/energy/article/Halliburton-breaks-ground-on-oilfield-chemical-13630486.phpPlant to produce chemicals that will be used in oil fields and also in pipelines. First plant of this type to be built in Saudi Arabia.Vitol Sees Oil Prices Rising (actually a Bloomberg article)https://finance.yahoo.com/news/vitol-expects-oil-rally-opec-040001656.htmlHow much does the shortage of heavy crude really matter? Divide between those who think it doesn’t matter and those who think it does. Oil rose 3% last week - Why?https://www.cnbc.com/2019/02/22/oil-markets-us-crude-output-opec-led-supply-cuts-in-focus.htmlMarket reacts to Saudi Arabia cutting production for technical repairsAbu Dhabi signs billion dollar deal with KKR and Blackrock for Pipelineshttps://www.wsj.com/articles/abu-dhabi-state-owned-oil-company-signs-4-billion-deal-with-kkr-blackrock-11551027115Money to be made in pipeline business in Abu Dhabi with KKR and Blackrock investing in new pipeline subsidiary company.National Energy Board recommends approval of Trans Mountain pipelinehttps://business.financialpost.com/commodities/energy/national-energy-board-recommends-approval-of-trans-mountain-pipeline-subject-to-16-new-conditions

Trump AND Rubio tweet:Rubio calls for international community to seize assets of PdVSA - what does this even mean?Trump tweets for lower oil prices:https://www.forbes.com/sites/ellenrwald/2019/02/25/trump-tweets-and-oil-drops-is-that-really-good-for-the-economy/#6865bc131f21Manufacturing? Keep gasoline prices down? Plus for infrastructure projects?Could impact Iran waiversIs Wall Street finally losing interest in fracking?https://www.wsj.com/articles/frackers-face-harsh-reality-as-wall-street-backs-away-11551009601?Companies that can do all three phases of the game will move in to Permian.If oil hits high $60 range will Wall Street really walk away?Headlines generated on quarterly returns that may not really show what they say they are showing.Halliburton breaks ground on oilfield chemical plant in Saudi Arabiahttps://www.chron.com/business/energy/article/Halliburton-breaks-ground-on-oilfield-chemical-13630486.phpPlant to produce chemicals that will be used in oil fields and also in pipelines. First plant of this type to be built in Saudi Arabia.Vitol Sees Oil Prices Rising (actually a Bloomberg article)https://finance.yahoo.com/news/vitol-expects-oil-rally-opec-040001656.htmlHow much does the shortage of heavy crude really matter? Divide between those who think it doesn’t matter and those who think it does. Oil rose 3% last week - Why?https://www.cnbc.com/2019/02/22/oil-markets-us-crude-output-opec-led-supply-cuts-in-focus.htmlMarket reacts to Saudi Arabia cutting production for technical repairsAbu Dhabi signs billion dollar deal with KKR and Blackrock for Pipelineshttps://www.wsj.com/articles/abu-dhabi-state-owned-oil-company-signs-4-billion-deal-with-kkr-blackrock-11551027115Money to be made in pipeline business in Abu Dhabi with KKR and Blackrock investing in new pipeline subsidiary company.National Energy Board recommends approval of Trans Mountain pipelinehttps://business.financialpost.com/commodities/energy/national-energy-board-recommends-approval-of-trans-mountain-pipeline-subject-to-16-new-conditions

The Roy Green Show Podcast - Conservative Party of Canada Deputy Leader and Milton, Ontario MP Lisa Raitt is a member of the parliamentary Justice Committee pursuing the Trudeau/Wilson-Raybould/SNC-Lavalin case. Roy and MP Raitt discuss the case, and MP Raitt's tweet in which she wrote “It's not solely @puglaas who need complain about attempted political interference,” referring to Jody Wilson-Raybould by her Twitter handle. MP Rait continued “When the whole story is out, others may complain that the Office of the Prime Minister was interfering with the independence of the Attorney General's office.” What does Catherine Swift, WorkingCanadians.ca told us on air yesterday during Beauties and Beast segment that she has heard from an Ottawa source that Liberal MPs are considering crossing the floor in parliament. We pick up that story in this podcast. Brexit is down to its final days and the U.K. and its parliament are in a state of chaos, with PM Theresa May pledging she will lead the U.K. out of the E.U. on March 29. Meanwhile, Professor Jack Mintz, writing in the Financial Post, has an alert for Canadians: Alberta has better reasons for Albexit than Britain did for Brexit. What is the case for Albexit and are those who are saying it could never happen missing some very salient points?  Roy gets more from Dr. Mintz. On Friday the National Energy Board recommended that the Trans Mountain pipeline extension go forward has given the federal government 90 days to decide how and if the pipeline construction should happen. There will be consultations with 117 indigenous communities Stephen Buffalo of the Indian Resource Council joins the show to explain the perspective of First Nations. - Guests: Lisa Raitt, CPC MP, Member of the parliamentary Justice Committee pursuing the Trudeau/Wilson-Raybould/SNC-Lavalin case Catherine Swift, WorkingCanadians.ca, former CFIB President & CEO, has been described as "Canada's most powerful woman" Dr. Jack Mintz, President's Fellow of The School of Public Policy at the University of Calgary Stephen Buffalo, President/CEO of the Indian Resource Council       See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We are in pre-election mode in this episode as Dave and Ryan discuss the health care and education curriculum debate between the New Democratic Party and United Conservative Party, the unsurprising recent Trans Mountain Pipeline report from the National Energy Board, and the latest from the SNC-Lavalin/Justin Trudeau/Jody Wilson-Raybould fiasco. We also delve into the […]

The Roy Green Show - Maxime Bernier and his People's Party of Canada will face the electorate in Monday's federal byelections in Burnaby South, B.C. - as well as in byelections in Outremont, Quebec and York Simcoe, Ontario. This is the first A first real test for the People's Party of Canada, in its quest to form the national government in the October 21, federal election. PPC founder and leader Maxime Bernier Democracy Watch co-founder and law professor Duff Conacher continues to challenge the involvement of federal ethics commissioner Mario Dion in the Trudeau - Wilson-Raybould issue. Dion was appointed by the Trudeau cabinet and without engagement by the opposition parties as required by the Canada Parliament Act. Conacher write that "any committee of MPs is a Kangaroo Court, as they are all partisan.  Fully independent investigation needed."  He joins Roy to expand on this. Brian Peckford was Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador for twelve years.  Mr. Peckford, in two blog pieces this week, is very critical of the use of the Clerk of the Privy Council to defend the federal government in the Trudeau/Wilson-Raybould/SNC-Lavalin/PMO issue and particularly the CBC for its reporting of the situation. The National Energy Board gave TMX the green light, and there is a developing scandal in the B.C. legislature. Roy brings on CKNW host Mike Smyth to cover these issues and address how the byelection in Surrey could decide the fate of NDP leadership. Jussie Smollett continues to insist he is telling the truth, that he is the victim of a racist attack, and he has hired a legal defense to take his "I'm innocent" position to court. Meanwhile Smollett has been charged criminally as the perpetrator of a racist hoax, and was directly challenged by the Chicago Police Commissioner. Many, like Democrat Senators Kamala Harris and Cory Booker, tweeted their immediate support for Smollett and his claim. And some voices are saying Smollett's case should still be used to attract attention to the hate directed toward the LGBTQ and black communities. First Roy speaks with Dean of Helms School of Government and author Ron Miller, to get his perspective on how the Smollett case will affect those who want to step forward with their own - Guests: Maxime Bernier, Leader of the People's Party of Canada Duff Conacher, of DemocracyWatch.ca  Brian Peckford, former premier of Newfoundland and Labrador Mike Smyth. Political columnist, Vancouver Province.  CKNW host. Ron Miller, African American, U.S. Air Force veteran, Author of ‘SELLOUT: Musings From Uncle Tom's Porch' and Dean of the Helms School of Government at Liberty University Dr. Lauren A. Wright. Lecturer in Politics and Public Affairs at Princeton University where she teaches courses on the American Presidency and Executive Power, Women in Politics and Political Communication See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

FEDERAL PC RESPONSE TO TMX ANNOUNCEMENT MP Jamie Schmale responds to the National Energy Board's announcement on the Trans-Mountain Pipeline expansion. PROVINCIAL POLITICS Alberta Party leader Stephen Mandel was in court today, fighting an election ban.  Also, we'll share Premiere Notley's response to the TMX decision. WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL Darrell Nordel, Head Coach of the Canadian Men's U23 Team joins the show to talk about wheelchair basketball at the Canada Winter Games.

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The National Energy Board is giving the Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion project the green light. Despite the approval, Dr. Steedman said that the NEB did find that the Trans Mountain pipeline would have an adverse impact on orca whales and increase greenhouse gas emissions. The National Energy Board has approved the Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion project for a second time. The energy regulator says an increase in tanker traffic resulting from the pipeline would hurt southern resident killer whales and increase greenhouse gas emissions. Guest: Keith Baldrey Global BC Legislative Bureau Chief Guest: Grand Chief Stewart Phillip President of the Union of BC Indian Chiefs Guest: Tzeporah Berman Program Director, Stand.Earth Guest: Kennedy Stewart Mayor of Vancouver   We've been hearing on the Simi Sara Show today from opponents of the Trans Mountain pipeline who have been reflecting the concerns that the National Energy Board themselves stated: Marine shipping is likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects on the Southern resident killer whale and on Indigenous cultural use associated with the Southern resident killer whale. The NEB also found that greenhouse gas emissions from marine vessels would likely be significant. But they decided anyway to approve the project, because it remains in "the Canadian public interest”. And one supporter who shares that view, is the CEO of the Surrey Board of Trade, Anita Huberman. Guest: Anita Huberman CEO of the Surrey Board of Trade Guest: Tim McMillan CEO of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers

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The Grey Cup is going to be held in Hamilton in 2021! The city says its going to spend $1.7 million as part of hosting the celebration. Guest - Sharon Murphy, Acting Manager, Tourism and Events, Tourism and Culture, City of Hamilton Jody Wilson-Raybould has had a bit of a tough week. To recap, Tim Powers joins Scott. Guest - Tim Powers, Vice-Chairman, Summa Strategies (has served as an advisor to a national party leader and federal cabinet ministers) The National Energy Board is going to release it's reconsideration report today on theTrans Mountain Pipeline expansion. Guest - Dan McTeague. Former Liberal MP and Consumer Affairs Critic, Analyst,gasbuddy.com

Trans-Mountain Expansion. Three words that evoke many different reactions from many different people. Despite a custom designed "approval" process meant to ignore all evidence to question it and promote easily disprovable benefit scenarios, the Federal Court of Appeal revoked the Federal Cabinet certificate of approval for the project this past summer. Which was immediately followed by the Government of Canada taking on all responsibility for it by handing Kinder Morgan an over 600% gain on their "investment". Remember the campaigning Justin Trudeau insisting the process was flawed? There was no social licence for the project. There was no suitable economic case for it. There was a facade of meaningful consultation. The Federal Court of Appeal decision agreed. But a funny thing happened after the change in government. A Ministerial Panel delivered an opinion that said the existing flawed process was just fine now. Kinder Morgan held Ottawa hostage with excuses rather than the truth. TMX was never and will never be economically feasible. The choice for Ottawa was pay a very high political price or pay a very high monetary price. We know what they chose, but it is a long way from the bill being totalled. Ottawa has told their National Enegy Board they want an opinion report to approve by February 22, 2019. All indications are they will get it. Despite strong evidence TMX may well end up in the same place it sits now. Halted for failed process. Robyn Allan is an independent economist and has held many executive positions in the public and private sectors. She was an expert intervenor on economics, risk and commercial need at the NEB Trans-Mountain Expansion hearings and was an expert witness on economic and insurance issues for the NEB Northern Gateway process. The View Up Here welcomes Robyn back to discuss TMX and the risk to Canadian taxpayers on this future white elephant against facts and logic.

On August 30, the Federal Court of Appeal ruled that the National Energy Board’s review of Kinder Morgan’s pipeline expansion was flawed and that the federal government could not rely on it as a basis for their decision to approve the project. Elin Sigurdson represented the Upper Nicola Band at the hearing. She explains why the federal court made this ruling.

On August 30, the Federal Court of Appeal ruled that the National Energy Board’s review of Kinder Morgan’s pipeline expansion was flawed and that the federal government could not rely on it as a basis for their decision to approve the project. Elin Sigurdson represented the Upper Nicola Band at the hearing. She explains why the federal court made this ruling.

The Federal Court of Appeal has dealt a blow to the Transmountain pipeline, quashing the government's approvals to build the project. They ruled that the National Energy Board's assessment was so flawed it should not have been relied on by the federal cabinet. Guest - Dan McTeague. Former Liberal MP and Consumer Affairs Critic, Analyst, gasbuddy.com The mayor met with Premier Doug Ford yesterday, after having requested this meeting post election in June. What did the two talk about? Guest - Fred Eisenberger, mayor for the City of Hamilton A video that made rounds online of the skinning of a cow is not being treated as an animal cruelty case, but the incident is being probed to ensure food safety regulations were followed.   Guest - Camille Labchuk, Executive Director of Animal Justice

There were a lot of big promises in that 2015 LPC Campaign, weren't there? Such as electoral reform. Such as eliminating the National Energy Board and having new project hearings. Such as a new "relationship" with Indigenous Peoples. Such as "fixing" C-51. See a common theme here? Well, add another one to the growing pile. After promising to renew and replace Canada's 1982 Privacy and Access to Information laws, we get Bill C-58 which amends those 35 year old laws instead of replacing them. Why have corporate media ignored this issue so consistently except for the odd cursory update of its progress on the Order Paper? Why have only the usual suspects of independent media kept it current? TVUH will look at what there is to fear for the mainstream media. The 'consultation' started like they meant business, in the spring of 2016. Stakeholders, academics, expert groups and the Commissioners of Information and Privacy gave input. Then a funny thing happened. Bill C-58 hit the floor of the House on First Reading and effectively ignored all of that consultation. As Suzanne Legault neared the end of her term as Information Commissioner, she repeatedly called out C-58 as inadequate and regressive. Her replacement Caroline Maynard has not changed that position in any real effect. Privacy Commissioner Daniel Therrien has not been a fan of C-58, also using the terms regressive and not helping regarding any current backlogs or deficiencies. Time allocation, wholesale rejection of a lengthy list of Committee amendments and near invisible passage to the Senate is where we are now. Sunny ways, friends. The Red Chamber seems determined to take this bill apart, calling all the same detractors to tell them about its failures. Will it be sent back to the House with huge amendments? Will the threat of Proroguement kill it and many other bills? Would we be better off where C-58 is concerned?

Facts, Kinder Morgan and the Trans-Mountain Expansion. Very rarely shall the three intersect, by extensive design. Some factors, like climate, fade from the narrative because...well, they are inconvenient facts for proponents of TMX. Others such as a multi-year failure of Kinder Morgan to finance the project have been made moot by the Federal bailout plan. Corruption and incompetence of the National Energy Board continues to be found, yet the Trudeau government breaking the promise of a new process seeks to bypass these facts. Fuel prices will increase due to NEB approved tolls, yet stories of cheaper gas upon completion abound. There are no untapped markets. US refineries are the best price out there for this heavy high-sulfer inferior product, as planned all along. Yet TIDEWATER shall set you free, let the good times roll. Stranded Assets are two words you will be hearing more and more. What about everyone's favourite part of NAFTA - Chapter 11 Investor-State Dispute Settlement? Who is afraid of these facts? The Trudeau government, the Notley government, Kinder Morgan, corporate media and lobby groups such as CAPP. Who is NOT afraid of these facts? Robyn Allan. Robyn Allan is an independent economist and has held many executive positions in the public and private sectors. Robyn is a past Economic and Financial Advisor to the Barrett Commission, expert witness on economic and insurance issues related to the Northern Gateway project, and expert intervenor on economics, risk and commercial need at the NEB Trans-Mountain Expansion hearings. Until she resigned over what she termed fundamental flaws in the process. An author and investigator, her work has been carried by The Globe & Mail, The Tyee, National Observer, Financial Post, Vancouver Sun and many others. Involved in bringing truth to the Kinder Morgan issue from the start, The View Up Here proudly welcomes Robyn Allan for some facts on TMX.

It’s an old story, but a familiar one: If first you don’t succeed, try and try again. But what if you try and try and try and it still doesn’t work? And so here I am, bright and chipper on a Monday morning in the offices of a familiar spot, the National Energy Board. I’m joined by enthusiastic champions of energy innovation who want Albertans to ‘think different’ and embrace the future. Listen here to a podcast sharing what happened, this week, with energy innovation in Alberta. … More PODCAST: Playing Games with Energy Innovation The post PODCAST: Playing Games with Energy Innovation appeared first on Beyond Polarity.

#aprojectpasthope - Unpacking major energy and pipeline project decision making in Canada with Lesley Matthews, Principal at Polaris Solutions Inc. and author of the CD Howe report "How to Restore Public Trust and Credibility at the National Energy Board". https://cdhowe.org/public-policy-research/how-restore-public-trust-and-credibility-national-energy-board

In part one of my interview with energy lawyer, Lisa DeMarco, we speak about the proposed reform of the National Energy Board

#ConfederationConstipation We go “deep down the nerd hole” and share our thoughts on how the BC/AB diluted bitumen spat might be a block to Canada’s confederation and the entire pan-Canadian climate framework. Jason and Dan also discuss the proposed reforms to the National Energy Board and the Alberta “blue ribbon report” on Energy Diversification.

Pipelines are controversial. In fact, it seems any type of infrastructure is controversial – especially in the energy world. From pipelines to wind turbines – nearly no one wants these things built near them and many people don’t want them built at all. At the same time, for many others these projects represent their livelihoods. With the federal government set to announce reforms to the National Energy Board and the federal environmental assessment process, this episode will explore how institutions like the NEB juggle these competing interests. How do we decide to allow or reject big infrastructure projects? How do we balance the many impacts and benefits at both local, national, and global scales? This week, we’re talking impact assessment.

After headlines from Vancouver and the Lower Mainland, Democracy Watch turns to original reporting from a protest that took place outside the Tim Hortons on Commercial and 1st last Friday evening. B.C.’s Fight for 15 campaign organized two B.C. events as part of the Canada-Wide Day of Action in support of Tim Hortons workers. Democracy Watch interviewed activists and organizers outside Tim Hortons, as well as UBC Sauder business professor, Mark Thompson. After that, Democracy Watch breaks down the not-so “public hearings” taking place this week in front of the National Energy Board in Burnaby.

James Stevenson from the National Energy Board speaks about public meetings this week regarding the specific routing of the Trans Mountain pipeline between Edmonton and Jasper.

Roy and the Beauties discuss Prime Minister Justin Trudeau moving the National Energy Board to Ottawa, Jason Kenney and Brian Jean announcing their intent to merge Alberta's PC and Wildrose Parties, and more. Guests: Catherine Swift Michelle Simson Linda Leatherdale (Photo: Jason Franson/The Canadian Press) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Liberal government's recommendation to shutter the National Energy Board and replace it with two new agencies is political dynamite, Rex Murphy says

The Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion could wipe out the Southern Resident Orcas. The orca's unofficial lawyer, Dyna Tuytel from Ecojustice (@ecojustice_ca), is challenging their plans in court. “I feel like I’m fighting on my client’s behalf, but that we are all fighting on the Orcas’ behalf."   Skaana connects you to stories about our environment, oceans, and orcas. You can use the affiliate links below to support the pod. Join the Pod…… https://www.patreon.com/mobydoll Skaana home….. https://www.skaana.org Facebook……….. https://www.facebook.com/skaanapod/ Twitter…………... @leirenyoung The Killer Whale Who Changed the World… http://amzn.to/2pRNU1q

The Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion could wipe out the Southern Resident Orcas. The orca’s unofficial lawyer, Dyna Tuytel from Ecojustice (@ecojustice_ca), is challenging their plans in court. “I feel like I’m fighting on my client’s behalf, but that we are all fighting on the Orcas’ behalf.”   Skaana connects you to stories about our environment, […] The post Dyna Tuytel talks about Ecojustice, Alexandra Morton, the Species at Risk Act and the National Energy Board appeared first on MLY.

This week on Terra Informa, Terra Informer Amanda Rooney chats with Hélène Lauzon, the co-chair on an expert panel set up by the federal government to work on investigating the modernization of the National Energy Board. Then, in an archive, Danielle Dalgoy and Riyah Lakhani catch up with electrical engineer Warren Sarauer from the Solar Energy Society of Alberta to talk about the future of renewables back in November 2014.

Daryn and Stefan dig into the ongoing National Energy Board scandals, with completely legitimate mistrust and skepticism about their independence and unbiased perspective on pipeline issues. This is just a brief! Please check the website here for full show notes at www.greenmajority.ca We are 100% member supported and need your help! Please check out our Patreon page to learn more: www.patreon.com/greenmajority

We discuss some Canadian news items with some direct correlation to the 2016 Federal Budget including more amazing work by Mike De Souza and the National Observer looking into the dysfunction of the National Energy Board with regards to energy projects in Canada. In the second section, the long lost and sorely missed Kevin Farmer jumps in to the mix, and Stefan Hostetter both take Emmay Mah's lead discussing the just announced 2016 Federal Canadian Budget. In the final live section, Kevin Farmer (one of the original co-hosts, since retired for new listeners) takes control and gives one of his trademark, funny, poignant and razor sharp rants... mostly poking holes in Justin Trudeau's new oil filled climate policy. In the bonus show, Sabina is off this week so Stefan steps in to host. We decided at the last min that we'd said more or less everything we wanted to say (that was important) about the other news and the budget, so we take a slight pause in our regular programming to discuss some of the other very topical non-environment news this week that is top-of-mind for many Canadian's right now. Due to tackling 3 big news stories, we run super over time close to 25 min so I hope you can power through because along with everyone else, Stefan really makes some great points at the end of the show. The topics are: the Brussels attack, #BlackLivesMatter protests in Toronto, and the Jian Ghomeshi trial. This is just a brief! Please check the website here for full show notes: https://greenmajoritymedia.wordpress.com/2016/03/25/breaking-down-the-2016-budget-496/ We are 100% member supported and need your help! Please check out our Patreon page to learn more: www.patreon.com/greenmajority

In October, the National Energy Board met in Montreal to make its final arguments regarding the reversal and expansion of Enbridge Line 9b, a pipeline running from Montreal to Sarnia. This edition of Under The Weather was a panel featuring three climate justice organizers and their takes on the National Energy Board meetings. The panelists featured are: Cameron Fenton of the Canadian Youth Climate Coalition Cindy Spoon of the Texas Tar Sands Blockade Amanda Lickers of the Swamp Line 9 Blockade The panel was moderated by CKUT news programmer Aaron Lakoff.

The National Energy Board’s Northern Gateway hearings just began and are expected to carry on through the summer and beyond. Ben West of BC’s Wilderness Committee takes us through the process and tells us what to expect. Is the lockout of CAW workers at the Electro-Motive plant in London, Ontario, the beginning of an assault against private sector unionism in Canada? Labour commentator Doug Nesbitt discusses this question and offers some radical strategies for the labour movement, including occupation. What’s the real story behind the accusation that Iran is working to build a nuclear weapons capacity? Reporter Alex Kane comments from New York.