The Tortuous Path to NEB ‘Modernization’
The epic, and apparently accelerating, struggle between the twin forces of globalism and nationalism play out against a backdrop of rising environmentalism, increasingly threaten the global economic order […]
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The Managing Editors gratefully acknowledge the contribution of Bennett Jones in the production of this Issue of Energy Regulation Quarterly.
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A(nother) New Federal Regime for Assessing Interprovincial Pipeline Projects: The Proposed Impact Assessment Act
On February 8, 2018, after nearly two years of expert panel and parliamentary committee review, the federal Liberal government tabled Bill C-69, An Act to enact the Impact Assessment Act and the Canadian Energy Regulator Act, to amend the Navigation Protection Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts. […]
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As this issue of Energy Regulation Quarterly goes to press, the federal Parliament is proceeding with legislation that would radically restructure the regulatory framework for major energy projects under federal jurisdiction, including in particular interprovincial and international pipelines […]
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Who Decides? Balancing and Bridging Local, Indigenous and Broader Societal Interests in Canadian Energy Decision-Making
Traditionally most decisions relating to the energy system have been in the hands of provincial or federal authorities. However a number of trends point to a growing authority on the part of municipal governments and Indigenous governments […]
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Alberta Energy Regulator Revises Eligibility Requirements for Aquiring and Holding Energy Licences and Approvals
In early December 2017, the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) released a new edition of Directive 067: Eligibility Requirements for Acquiring and Holding Energy Licences and Approvals (New Directive).1 The New Directive makes several significant changes to the previous version of […]
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Alberta’s First Clean Power Call Realizes Record Prices
The election of the Alberta New Democratic Party with a majority government in May of 2015 heralded the introduction of wide-ranging reforms to the Alberta electricity market. Electricity in Alberta has responsibility, in a largely fossil fuel system, for a […]