Blog: First Nations need resource careers
We see it often: natural-resource projects, including LNG, that speak happily of the training and jobs that will go to Indigenous people and communities. And they do. But in practice those jobs are far too often modest ones: janitor, security guard, caretaker, junior technician, technical assistant, basic labourer. They are, we regret, simply “jobs” and…
Newsletter: Safe LNG carriers, think tank welcomes Karen Ogen, and more . . .
Our newsletter: 18 December 2025 LNG carriers meet rigorous safety standards As LNG Canada points out: “LNG shipping has one of the best records in the shipping industry . . . without a single cargo loss since the first commercial cargo was shipped in 1964.” And it continues: “All LNG carriers adhere to rigorous safety standards…
Blog: LNG carriers meet rigorous safety standards
The latest scare-balloon launched by opponents of LNG in BC: There are going to be hundreds of LNG carriers travelling through BC ocean waters. Capitalizing on concerns about oil tankers, one opposition group sees future LNG carrier traffic along the southern BC coast as potentially numbering “in the realm of 800+ transits a year.” Eight…
Newsletter: Karen Ogen honoured, KSi Lisims LNG becoming reality, and more . . .
Our newsletter: 04 December 2025 Macdonald-Laurier Institute honours our Alliance CEO Alliance CEO Karen Ogen is becoming a senior fellow of the prestigious Macdonald-Laurier Institute. The word went informally to members of the think-tank from Joshua Wheeler, its manager of operations: “Our Fellows are at the core of what we do. They provide the expertise that…
The Building Canada Act and Indigenous Equity Partnerships
In place of our usual blog this week, here’s a first-rate posting from Fasken, BC’s largest law firm and one of the largest law firms in Canada with an international reach. It has been very lightly edited. Canada’s energy sector is at a pivotal moment. In response to global economic shifts and the growing demand…