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What is the Economic Contribution of Refineries in Ontario?
Did you know that 4 of Ontario’s oil refineries make up about 20 per cent of Canada’s total refining capacity, and that about 80 per cent of their feedstock comes from the western part of the country? When it comes to refinery output and the economy, the larger the numbers, th...
“Environmental Activists” Funded by Non-Canadian Sources Should Concern Us All
There’s a smear campaign being run against the Canadian energy sector by environmental activist groups who receive a large part of their funding from non-Canadian sources. These groups do not oppose other energy exporters the way they have Canada where every single pipeline ha...
Bill C-48 Ignores Canada’s East Coast + World Tanker Activity. Why?
What is Bill C-48? In short, it’s a piece of legislation that will absolutely destroy future opportunities for Canada's oil and gas industry to export oil by banning petroleum tanker traffic off the coast of British Columbia. This ban extends from the northern tip of Vancouve...
10 Reasons Why the Natural Resource Sector is Important for Canada
Just how important is Canada’s natural resource sector to Canadians? Very, very important, to say the least, even for those who may not work in the sector directly (see more below). But don’t take our word for it… Here’s some recently released statistics from the federal gover...
What Can a Single Barrel of Oil Make?
Oil has been getting a lot of attention these days. That’s especially true in Canada, a country that has seen major pipelines cancelled and loses tens of billions of dollars a year due to the oil price discount, all the while world demand for this "black gold" continues to gro...
Canada’s Natural Resources Include Plenty of Fresh Water
Canada has a long list of different natural resources found in abundance throughout its provinces and territories. Oil, for example, is found in vast amounts in Alberta, with the world’s third largest recoverable reserves - or about 10% of the world's total share. Minerals are...
Does Ontario Benefit from Canada’s Oil and Gas Industry?
The short answer is yes! But who’s in for short answers nowadays? In today’s current climate of misinformation and fear mongering about Canada’s natural resource sector, most of which has been spread by foreign-funded “environmental” groups who only oppose Canadian energy, th...
3 Facts: Why Pipelines are Good for the Environment
If a petroleum refinery was a beating heart, transmission pipelines would be the veins bringing blood to and from. Truth is that pipelines are the lifeblood of modern society, as they are the mechanism that allows us to ship oil and natural gas safely and effectively, which is...
CBC TV’s The Weekly – Krause vs. Berman – A Canada Action Viewers’ Guide
Wendy Mesley interviews Vivian Krause and Tzeporah Berman – Jan 20th, 2019 The Weekly with Wendy Mesley (CBC TV Jan. 20th, 2019) opens with a short video discussing the history of the Rockefeller oil empire, and its eventual endowment of the philanthropic – and many would say ...
What Does the Oil Sands Look Like? You'd Be Surprised...
So, what does the oil sands in Canada look like? You'd be surprised, especially considering this vast oil reserve is often incorrectly referred to as the "tar sands," and the photos we usually see in media nowadays are those of open mines. But just a small percent of the oil s...