Economics – Page 2 – Canadian Investor

Canada has the potential to be a natural-gas powerhouse

February 15, 2023 Editor

The world knows this, and they are simply pleading with Canada to unlock its full potential Canada’s natural gas producers and supporters have long touted that a strong liquefied natural gas (LNG) sector could provide two critical benefits: Canada would benefit economically by diversifying our buyers, and second, lower emissions Canadian LNG could potentially displace emissions intense coal consumption in... Read More

Canada can easily fix its milk dumping problem

February 9, 2023 Editor

Dairy farmer Jerry Huigen’s milk dumping video is representative of the dark side of our supply management system A video of an exasperated Canadian dairy farmer, Jerry Huigen, went viral last week. For probably the first time in Canadian history, a Canadian dairy farmer was filmed while discarding milk on his own farm. Almost three million people have now viewed... Read More

Russian oil reaching U.S. via India

February 6, 2023 Editor

India is shipping 89,000 barrels of gasoline and diesel to the U.S. daily The European Union finally agreed last week on a price cap of US$100 per barrel on Russian products that trade at a premium to crude, principally diesel, and US$45 per barrel for products that trade at a discount, such as fuel oil and naphtha. The price cap... Read More

Russia resistant to economic pressure imposed by sanctions

February 1, 2023 Editor

Could easily employ sanctions-avoiding mechanisms perfected by Iran The European Union continues its work to fine-tune the proposal to set price caps on Russian oil products. Last Friday, EU ambassadors strove to reach a broad agreement on the issue but could not. They are now scheduled to continue their deliberations this week. There are indications that the EU would be... Read More

Haisla Chief frustrated waiting on regulatory decision for Cedar LNG

January 28, 2023 Editor

“Cedar is not only important from a Haisla perspective, a global perspective” The Haisla Nation is growing anxious for a regulatory decision on its proposed $3-billion Cedar LNG project on the west coast of Canada at the Port of Kitimat. If constructed, the floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility, in partnership with Pembina Pipeline, would be one... Read More

Forecast calls for a strong recovery in crude oil demand

January 24, 2023 Editor

Thanks mainly to China finally emerging from its Covid-19 lockdowns The dynamics around energy markets are changing fast. China, the world’s largest crude importer, is finally beginning to open up, signalling that it has passed the COVID-19 peak and is now ready for business as usual. As a consequence, Beijing is reportedly on a crude buying spree. This is keeping... Read More

3 tips to buying or running a business during a recession

January 23, 2023 Editor

A recession provides as many opportunities as challenges In 1988 I was interested in starting a retail business. My partner, much wiser and wealthier than I, had weathered several recessions in his entrepreneurial quests and shared his insights that have stuck with me over the years. Here is what I learned from watching, listening and actively being involved in business... Read More

Trudeau’s ‘Just Transition’ to ‘disrupt’ over 2.7 million jobs

January 19, 2023 Editor

The building trades, transportation, agriculture, energy, and manufacturing will all be affected A newly public federal document reveals that more than 2.7 million jobs across Canada can expect a “significant disruption” as a result of Ottawa’s Just Transition plan to reduce emissions. Ironically, it comes at the same time as new analysis showing that world oil demand continues to rise.... Read More

Lessons from overpriced chicken breasts

January 14, 2023 Editor

“Chickengate” exposes the crisis of confidence grocers face today It all started with one reporter taking a simple, trivial picture of an overpriced pack of five boneless, skinless chicken breasts. The cost was $26.87 a kilo, a world-class sticker shocker, at least double what one would expect to pay for chicken breasts. Within hours, the picture became the lightning rod... Read More

Trudeau’s five tax hikes will harm the middle class in 2023

January 11, 2023 Editor

Canadians are paying too much tax because the government wastes too much money Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised to govern for “the middle class and those working hard to join it.” Canadians can be forgiven if we feel he’s forgotten that promise. Whether it’s the nurse working at the hospital, the mom who commutes to work each day or... Read More

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