2014 was a tumultuous year for the energy industry in Canada. The year saw the continued growth of high cost renewables, the collapse of oil prices, and a sudden increase in the number of crude by rail shipments. It was […]

The mission of Energy Regulation Quarterly is to provide a forum for debate and discussion on issues surrounding the regulated energy industries in Canada, to create a better understanding of the issues and to identify trends. As Managing Editors of […]

Introduction The broad concept of “independence” in the context of regulatory tribunals may be widely understood at an intuitive level. However, understanding the meaning of independence – identifying the content of the concept and applying it in specific circumstances – […]

As we release Issue No. 3 of Energy Regulation Quarterly, controversy surrounding energy continues to escalate and to predominate in many of the headlines and political agendas of the day. The need for an objective forum for reporting, analyzing and […]

Managing Editors It is always useful to look back at the end of each year and analyse the main developments in energy regulation and identify the challenges going forward. That, after all, is one of the purposes of the Energy […]

The release of the Report of the Joint Review Panel for the Enbridge Northern Gateway Project, on December 19, 2013 will likely prove to be a watershed moment in the history of Canada’s federal pipeline regulation regime […]