Podcasts about trans mountain expansion

This week on the podcast, we discuss Peter's recent articles in The Hub: “There's a fortune to be made in Canada -  if only we'd seize the opportunity,” and “It's going to take more than diplomacy and defense spending to secure Canada's sovereignty.” The podcast begins with a bit of history, looking back at a 1950s article on the potential to make a fortune in Canada. While the country is still endowed with vast natural resources, investing in Canadian resources has become more complex over the past few decades. The challenge is evidenced by an estimated $150+ billion in projects canceled, withdrawn, or denied and the $50 billion in foreign exits from the Canadian oil and gas industry over the past decade. Another example is the surge of LNG export capacity growth in the US, while in comparison Canada has had tepid investment.Peter and Jackie then discuss some ideas for attracting investors based on conversations over the past month, sparked by President Trump's threat of tariffs and annexation. These include ideas for fast-tracking Canadian trade-enabling infrastructure, including expediting projects that project proponents are already advancing.Content referenced in this podcast:IPSOS poll showing Liberals have a lead (Feb 25, 2025)Politico article, the viciousness of Trump's climate attacks stuns even his critics (Feb 22, 2025)S&P study on the economic impact of US LNGMacdonald-Laurier Institute (MLI) article on Germany's LNG acceleration law by Heather Exner-Pirot (January 15, 2024)Financial Post article Northern Leg to Trans Mountain pipeline attracts interest amid brewing trade war (Feb 21, 2025)Please review our disclaimer at: https://www.arcenergyinstitute.com/disclaimer/ Check us out on social media: X (Twitter): @arcenergyinstLinkedIn: @ARC Energy Research Institute Subscribe to ARC Energy Ideas PodcastApple PodcastsAmazon MusicSpotify 

Guest: Charles St. Arnaud is a Chief Economist at Alberta Central holdings based in Calgary. For more of the Shaye Ganam Show, subscribe to the podcast. https://globalnews.ca/calgary/program/shaye-ganam/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Kelly Ogle and Joe Calnan interview Lukas Albrecht about commodity trading, commodity volatility, and the impact of the Trans Mountain Expansion on Canada's role in global commodity trading. You can find Ilia Bouchouev's episode of Energy Security Cubed here: https://www.cgai.ca/the_dominance_of_the_virtual_barrel_over_the_oil_market_with_ilia_bouchouev // For the intro session, Kelly and Joe discuss the Dangote refinery in Nigeria, South Korean nuclear exports, and Indonesia's alignment on oil imports. // Guest Bio: - Lukas Albrecht is a Proprietary & Physical Crude Oil Trader at Trafigura // Host Bio: - Kelly Ogle is Managing Director of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute - Joe Calnan is a Fellow and Energy Security Forum Manager at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute // Reading recommendations: - "Virtual Barrels: Quantitative Trading in the Oil Market", by Ilia Bouchouev: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-36151-7 // Interview recording Date: July 24, 2024 // Energy Security Cubed is part of the CGAI Podcast Network. Follow the Canadian Global Affairs Institute on Facebook, Twitter (@CAGlobalAffairs), or on LinkedIn. Head over to our website at www.cgai.ca for more commentary. // Produced by Joe Calnan. Music credits to Drew Phillips.

This week, our guest is Dawn Farrell, President and CEO of Trans Mountain Corporation. On May 1, 2024, the Trans Mountain Expansion Project (TMEP) started commercial operations. Over a decade in the making, this milestone is a huge accomplishment. Originally built in 1953, the expansion project triples the pipeline's capacity from 300,000 to 890,000 B/d.   This significant expansion of Canada's only oil pipeline to the West Coast comes at an important time since Canadian production was expected to hit the limits of the existing pipeline system later this year. The expansion will allow Canadian crude oil to access new markets in California and Asia, and it is expected to lift oil prices by increasing the number of buyers for Canadian oil. The TMEP is not without controversy, given its high cost (currently estimated at $C 34 billion compared with $C 7.4 billion in 2017), opposition to the pipeline in some areas of British Columbia, and the Federal government's purchase of the project in 2018.Here are some of the questions Peter and Jackie ask Dawn: Tell us about the pipeline operations currently, has Alberta crude oil reached the dock in Burnaby, British Columbia? What are the logistics, operations, and safety precautions for moving the Aframax tankers from the Burnaby Terminal to the open ocean? What is the importance of this pipeline to Canada? What are some of the factors that contributed to the high costs? What is the process and timing for the current regulatory hearing that could change the tolls? Content referenced in this podcast: Trevor Tombe: The Trans Mountain pipeline was worth every penny of its $34 billion price tag (April 30, 2024) Please review our disclaimer at: https://www.arcenergyinstitute.com/disclaimer/  Check us out on social media: X (Twitter): @arcenergyinst LinkedIn: @ARC Energy Research Institute Subscribe to ARC Energy Ideas Podcast Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Amazon Music Spotify 

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: Foreign interference did not change the outcome of Canada's 2019 and 2021 federal elections but did “succeed in part” because it eroded public trust. The theme of this weekend's Doors Open Hamilton event is music and there is lots to see and hear. The Trans Mountain Expansion pipeline “victory” and the future of pipelines in Canada. A new poll suggests a majority of Canadians feel their right to freedom of speech is in danger. We are joined by Pierre Poilievre to discuss drug decriminalization and other top stories from this week. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast! Guests: Christian Leuprecht, Professor at both the Royal Military College of Canada and Queen's University, and a Fellow at the Macdonald Laurier Institute; author of the new book ‘Security. Cooperation. Governance. The Canada-United States Open Border Paradox' from the University of Michigan Press. Randall Denley is an author and columnist for the Ottawa Citizen and the National Post; author of mystery novels, including Payback, Spiked, and One Dead Sister. Shannon Kyles, President of the Architectural Conservancy of Ontario. Dan McTeague, President of Canadians for Affordable Energy, Former Liberal MP. Lisa Covens, Leger's Senior Vice-President in Toronto. Pierre Poilievre, Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, Member of Parliament representing Carleton, Ontario. Charles Burton, Senior Fellow with Sinopsis. Duff Conacher, Co-Founder of Democracy Watch. Host – Scott Thompson Content Producer – William Erskine Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom McKay Podcast Co-Producer – Ben Straughan News Anchor – Dave Woodard Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://megaphone.link/CORU8835115919 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Markham discusses TMX, which is now transporting crude oil from Alberta to the West Coast, with award-winning columnist Max Fawcett. They discuss Markham's May 1 column, My TMX mea culpa. 

On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Kelly Ogle and Joe Calnan interview Susan Bell about how the opening of the Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion could change Canada's energy industry. // For the intro session, Kelly and Joe Calnan discuss the recent G7 Energy Minister summit and the possibility of Iraqi and Kazakh oil supply curtailments. // Guest Bio: - Susan Bell is Senior Vice President, Downstream at Rystad Energy // Host Bio: - Kelly Ogle is Managing Director of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute - Joe Calnan is a Fellow and Energy Security Forum Manager at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute // Reading recommendations: - "The Body in Question", by Jill Ciment: https://www.amazon.ca/Body-Question-Novel-Jill-Ciment/dp/152474798X // Interview recording Date: April 25, 2023 // Energy Security Cubed is part of the CGAI Podcast Network. Follow the Canadian Global Affairs Institute on Facebook, Twitter (@CAGlobalAffairs), or on LinkedIn. Head over to our website at www.cgai.ca for more commentary. // Produced by Joe Calnan. Music credits to Drew Phillips.

For the last decade, the Trans Mountain pipeline has been like the kid that just keeps asking their parents for more money. Today, it finally has something to show for all that cash. After a three-year hiatus, business travellers are wiping the dust off their old carry-ons and saying sayonara to their home offices. Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO

On a new Wild For Change podcast, we speak with Kayah George.  Kayah George is from the Tsleil-Waututh Nation, part of the Coast Salish peoples of Victoria, Canada.  Despite Kayah's young age, she has spoken for half her life about indigenous and environmental issues like the transmountain pipeline and chemicals leaking into the Burrard Inlet.  She recently wrote and directed a documentary titled ‘Our Grandmother The Inlet' that looks at the lives of Kayah and her grandmother Ta7a and their profound connection to water amidst the background of industry dominance as water is now seen as a commodity.  Beyond using her voice and remarkable story-telling abilities to support indigenous and environmental issues, Kayah is creating a docu-series in conjunction with National Geographic about the Orcas of Oak Bay, Victoria.  Kayah has a very special connection with the Orcas.  We will learn the history of the relationship of the Coast Salish peoples with the Orcas, how their lives parallel each other, the unique abilities of the Orcas, the threats they face and how traditional ecological knowledge has been instrumental in supporting the Orca population.  To learn more about Kayah George and her work, you can find her on Instagram at @kayahgeorge.  To learn more about the Tsleil-Waututh Nation's efforts to stop the Trans Mountain Expansion tanker and pipeline project go to www.twnsacredtrust.ca.A poem by Kai George's great-grandfather, Chief Dan GeorgeGet to know the animals around you,Get to know the birds,Get to know the land…the water,Because what you don't knowyou won't understand,And what you don't understand,you will fear.And what you fear, you will destroy. Website: http://www.wildforchange.com Twitter: @WildForChange Facebook: /wildforchange Instagram: wildforchange

This week our guest is Stewart Muir, founder and CEO of Resource Works,.  Resource Works is a public-interest advocacy and communications not-for-profit based in Vancouver, British Columbia. Their mission is to reignite the promise of Canada's economic future by leading respectful, inclusive and fact-based dialogue on natural resource development.  Here are some of the questions that Peter and Jackie asked Stewart:  How have politics in B.C. changed with the new Premier, David Eby? How is LNG viewed in B.C. now? Is LNG considered as green energy and a way to reduce the use of coal in Asia? What do you think are the chances for the second phase of LNG Canada? What is the sentiment from Indigenous groups on resource development? Explain the Blueberry River First Nations agreement with the B.C. government and how it impacts industrial development in other areas of the province? Do you expect large scale CCS projects to be developed in Northeast B.C.? Content referenced in this podcast: From Peter Tertzakian's Energyphile “Stairway to Hell” the story of the ghost coal mining town of Bankhead Government of Canada's Sustainable Jobs Plan Stewart's new company Tersa Earth Innovations  Please review our disclaimer at: https://www.arcenergyinstitute.com/disclaimer/  

Cory rants on the ever slowing timeline and ever-growing costs of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project.  Updates on the UCP leadership rule changes Guest Myke Thomas joins the show to talk about the beltline protests and real estate trends. 

On this week's podcast, we interview Ian Anderson, the President and CEO of Trans Mountain Corporation on how the pipeline expansion project is progressing. The Trans Mountain Expansion Project is expected to transport oil to Canada's west coast by late 2023. Here are some of the questions Peter and Jackie ask Ian Anderson: Are the legal challenges for the project done? What is the status of construction? How much of the workforce is Indigenous? Did the BC floods last fall set the project back? In the most recent update, why did project costs almost double? Who pays for the increased costs? Do you expect other large oil pipelines to be built in North America?  Does Russia's war in the Ukraine change anything?Peter and Jackie also extend their congratulations to Ian on his retirement starting in April 2022 and thank Ian for his incredible dedication and leadership on this critically important project for Canada.To learn more about the Trans Mountain Expansion project visit: https://www.transmountain.com/project-overviewPlease review our disclaimer at: https://www.arcenergyinstitute.com/disclaimer/

Join Fire Chief Christopher Bowcock and Firefighter Paul Rushton of Burnaby City Fire Department, and Lieutenant Kevin Tomyk of Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services, with Chief Keys, to get an inside look into how their departments take steps to reduce carcinogen exposure and manage issued PPE.WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT TO LEARN:Comparisons between having spare PPE vs. a 2nd set of gearIn house decontamination steps Ways to reduce carcinogen exposure Proper steps during on-scene decon for gloves and SCBAs Policy changes due to recent protestsTactics for de-escalation training ABOUT OUR GUESTS: Fire Chief Christopher Bowcock started his career within the fire service in 1994 at the City of Burnaby Local 323 Department. He's spent time as the spokesperson for the City of Barnaby, specializing in community risk and hazard, was the Union-Management Liaison for the development of Fire Departments, and is the past director of Burnaby Municipal Benefit Society. Currently, he is the lead member of the department's COVID-19 Task Force and the designated leader for the Trans Mountain Expansion project. Lieutenant Kevin Tomyk of Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services, began his firefighting career in 2003. He is currently stationed at the Rehab and Decon unit department hall where he is an active safety committee member for both the department and the provincial association. Lieutenant Tomyk is also an elected officer for Local 18 Vancouver Firefighters, and a proud board member of the Honour Guard. Paul Rushton has been a firefighter with the City of Burnaby Local 323 Department for the last 20 years. He's currently the chairman of the Burnaby Fire Department OHS Committee, has held a variety of positions on the Burnaby Firefighters Local 323 Union Executive, is a member of the Central City Safety Committee, and has served as the director on the Burnaby Municipal Benefit Society representing Fire Local 323. Paul is a certified Fire Investigator for the Province of British Columbia and is most recently the Union Occupational Health and Safety representative for the City of Burnaby Local 323 COVID-19 Task Force.ABOUT THE HOST:Battalion Chief Keys completed a total of 31 years of service, beginning as a firefighter for a high volume station in the Bronx. As a Captain and Lieutenant, he served various municipalities including Midtown Manhattan, until settling into East New York Brooklyn, where he became Battalion Chief. Within his new role he took charge of Research and Development where he learned how new innovations are tested and introduced to the fire service.Learn more about Fire-Dex products and services by visiting, www.firedex.comJoin the Conversation by Following Us at:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FireDexTwitter: https://twitter.com/firedexInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/firedexgear/

Welcome to The Morning News Podcast for Tuesday, September 15th. We begin with an update on the Prime Minister's Retreat in Winnipeg, ahead of next week's Throne Speech. We get the latest from Mercedes Stephenson, Ottawa Bureau Chief and Host of “The West Block” One year after the re-start of construction on the Trans Mountain expansion project – we get details on the progress….Where the focus of the work is now – and if the Pandemic has had an impact. We catch up with Ian Anderson – President and CEO of Trans Mountain. How do you feel about returning to the office? We get some insight on what Calgary workers are saying from a local staffing professional – and hear about businesses that are on the hunt for employees, during this tumultuous time. And finally – with the kids back in class, we thought it was a good time to look at the issue of bullying. We speak with former Calgary Stampeder – and anti-bullying advocate – Randy Chevrier.

"When They Came For The Beach" tells the story of a group of friends living in direct proximity to what some want to become an oil tanker parking lot. There is no doubt that working, living and playing in the Lower Mainland around metro Vancouver is a unique lifestyle that, like anywhere else, can be taken for granted with familiarity and routine. But can it be taken for granted without worry anymore? Based on real events, this is the first novel from author, economist, corporate executive and fierce intervenor/thorn in the side of the NEB - Robyn Allan. It's one thing to be anywhere in the world and read about the protests, court cases and hearings over the controversial Trans Mountain Expansion pipeline proposal. It's quite another to consider the project in your back yard or seeing it looking out your front window. This is the motivation for "Trainer" and her friends as they become immersed in the process of supposed approval of this environmental albatross. From following the rules and finding hardly anyone else does, to networking with like-minded citizens, to embracing some methods of the opposition when necessary, to coming to the realization that the system meant to protect Canadians does nothing of the sort, this is an unfinished journey of discovery and education that reveals an unappealing truth not easily found. By design. In the all-too-real world, TMX has received approval once more from the Federal government but it is only one of many things that must happen for construction to start. Robyn returns to The View Up Here to discuss her novel, her motivation to write it and her thoughts on what's next for the TMX circus. You can get "When They Came For The Beach" in multiple formats or read it for free at https://novel.robynallan.com 

An Angus Reid Institute national poll shows that the majority of Canadians polled say the Liberals made the right decision in approving the Trans-Mountain Expansion. But is it actually going to be built? Six-in-ten say yes, while four-in-ten say they're not convinced. Who is right? Guest: Dave Korzinski, Research Associate with ARI See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Justin Trudeau has approved the Trans Mountain Expansion pipeline a day after declaring a ‘climate emergency’. We look at various perspectives on TMX and the climate crisis, and discuss Grassy Narrows, the dangers of environment reporting, and justice in the context of the Green New Deal.

In today's episode we discuss the Trans Mountain Expansion pipeline and why we have no escape.

Scott Thompson Show Podcast - As the raptors celebration was going on yesterday, four people were shot by Nathan Phillips Square. Scott gets more from on all of this from crime specialist and security expert Ross McLean, Guest: Ross McLean, Crime Specialist, security expert, former Toronto Police Officer rossmcleansecurity.com - Today marks the deadline for whether the expansion of the Trans Mountain Pipeline can go through. What will happen? Guest: Marvin Ryder, Business Professor with the DeGroote School of Business at McMaster University - Michael Coteau, MPP Don Valley East, is putting his name in the ring to lead the Ontario Liberals. He joins us to chat today about his bid. Guest: Michael Coteau, former Cabinet Minister and MPP for Don Valley East

Photo: (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward) The deadline for the Trans Mountain expansion decision is today. What happens if it all falls through? Guest: Ian Lee. Sprott School of Business. Carleton University.

Canada looks set to approve a plan to expand the Trans Mountain pipeline tomorrow, people familiar with the process have been telling the Reuters news agency. Of course, we own this thing: the Liberal government last year took the unprecedented step of buying the pipeline from Kinder Morgan Canada for $4.5 billion. If it ever gets completed, the expansion would nearly triple the capacity on the pipeline that runs from Edmonton to Burnaby. Guest: Keith Baldrey Global BC Legislative Bureau Chief

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

Tim McMillan, President & CEO, Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers

Twitter: StrongnFreeCAD Instagram: strngnfree Facebook/LinkedIn: Strong and Free Podcast Tumblr: strongandfreecad Email: strongandfree2018@gmail.com Sources used in this podcast include the following: TransMountain ULC, Project Description for the Proposed Trans Mountain Expansion Project, May 2013: https://www.burnaby.ca/Assets/TMEP/Project+Description+for+the+TMEP.pdf Sean Kheraj, "Historical Background Report: Trans Mountain Pipeline, 1947-2013," York University: 2014. https://vancouver.ca/images/web/pipeline/Sean-Kheraj-history-of-TMP.pdf The National Energy Board, National Energy Board Report: The Trans Mountain Expansion Project, May 2016: https://www.ceaa-acee.gc.ca/050/documents/p80061/114562E.pdf Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers, 2018 Crude Oil Forecast: Markets and Transportation, 2018: https://www.capp.ca/publications-and-statistics/crude-oil-forecast Dmitry Zhdannikov, "OPEC raises U.S. oil supply outlook, sees lower demand for own crude," Reuters, September 23, 2018: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-oil-opec-outlook/opec-raises-u-s-oil-supply-outlook-sees-lower-demand-for-own-crude-idUSKCN1M30LZ Veracity Plus Consulting, Why Canada Needs New Pipeline Capacity to Tidewater, July 2016 https://www.cepa.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Why-Canada-Still-Needs-New-Pipeline-Capacity-to-Tidewaterr.pdf Government of Canada, "Canada's Pipeline Safety System," July 25, 2016: https://www.nrcan.gc.ca/energy/infrastructure/18858 Thomas Gunton et. al, Public Interest Evaluation of the Trans Mountain Expansion Project, Simon Fraser University, May 2015: http://rem-main.rem.sfu.ca/papers/gunton/km_cba_may26_final.pdf --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/strongandfree/support

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.

In this episode you will hear our take on the big LNG Canada announcement, NAFTA, oil sands corporate takeovers and the latest on the Trans Mountain Expansion oil pipeline project. Please review our disclaimer at: https://www.arcenergyinstitute.com/disclaimer/ The post Big News Week for Canadian Energy first appeared on ARC Energy Research Institute.

Joe Oliver, former minister of finance and natural resources talks about the Federal Court of Appeal quashing approval of Trans Mountain expansion.

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.

On BIV Today... First, hosts Tyler Orton and Hayley Woodin (1:24) discuss news that broke over the weekend including protests both supporting and opposing the Trans Mountain Expansion project and how a small oil spill will affect the project. Later, following the arrest of two black men at a Philadelphia Starbucks last month, North American employees at the retail chain begin anti-racial bias training this week. HRx Technology founder Wyle Baoween (8:49), whose company specializes in removing implicit bias during the hiring process, discusses what this training entails and how others can put an end to bias in the workplace. And are Canadians destined to retire later and later in life? Matthew Williams (20:50) of Franklin Templeton Investments Canada breaks down new research showing how the higher cost of living and lower incomes are forcing Generation X’ers to put off retirement plans. Find Business in Vancouver stories in print and online at https://biv.com.

With a week to go until Kinder Morgan's self-imposed deadline on making a decision on the fate of the Trans Mountain Expansion project, a series of court rulings have come down in BC on the project.  Global's Richard Zussman joins us to unpack today's news.

Former TransCanada Corp. executive and industry analyst with Dialogues on Canadian Energy, Dennis McConaghy, joins Rob to discuss why it's in the best interest for the provincial and federal governments to get a deal done with Kinder Morgan ahead of the May 31 deadline.

What should Prime Minister Justin Trudeau have said about Kinder Morgan's proposed Trans Mountain Expansion? In fact what matters is what he should have done: Make it happen.

Jason, Dan and Leor discuss Kinder Morgan's decision to freeze spending on the Trans Mountain Expansion, a C$7.4bn plan to triple the capacity of an existing pipeline carrying fuel from Alberta to a port near Vancouver. We also discuss Shell's Sky Scenario which illustrates a technically possible, but challenging, pathway for society to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement. Lastly, we touch on fuel efficiency standards which look likely to be rolled back in the USA. #SinkingBallsOfBitumen http://www.rff.org/files/document/file/RFF-Rpt-Bordoff-Linn-Losz.pdf https://www.theicct.org/sites/default/files/Figure2_8.png https://www.shell.com/energy-and-innovation/the-energy-future/scenarios/shell-scenario-sky.html http://www.scienceadvice.ca/uploads/ENG/AssessmentsPublicationsNewsReleases/OilSands/OilSandsFullReportEn.pdf

Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers president and CEO Tim McMillan joins Rob to talk about what comes next after the TMX summit in Ottawa on the weekend.

According to her research, Robyn Allan believes that the Trans Mountain expansion will lead to at least a 2 cent increase at the pump's. Robyn Allan: Independent Economist Who Has Held Executive Positions In Private And Public Sectors