Ian T.D. Thomson My last pipeline explainer left us on a policy cliff-hanger. Pipelines are crucial to Canada’s economy and energy infrastructure. As the primary mode of transportation for resources, they connect our exports to the United States. The history of pipelines in Canada dates back over 150 years, with some of the first pipeline…
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Down the Cylinder: A Rundown on Canadian Pipelines
Ian T. D. Thomson Near the end of 2016, pipelines were at the top of everyone’s agenda. The Trudeau government approved two major pipeline projects in Canada— Kinder Morgan’s TransMountain and Enbridge’s Line 3. Environmental and Indigenous activists in North Dakota proclaimed victory as the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline was halted with plans…
Inequality in Alberta: Income Distribution in Canada’s Wealthiest Province
Scarlett Jones A recently released Statistics Canada report has revealed that the top ten per cent of income earners in Alberta took home 50.4 per cent of total income in 2012 – making it the only province to be more unequal than the United States, where the top ten per cent take home 48.2 per…
