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Powering Canada Strong — Canada’s National Electricity Strategy Episode Summary In this special roundtable edition of the MBP Intelligence Briefing, Ben Woodfinden and Tyler Meredith are joined by leading experts in energy policy, economics, and electricity regulation to unpack the federal government's new National Electricity Strategy, Powering Canada

The House has a handful of sitting days left before it rises for the summer, and the usual end-of-session scramble is well underway. But the decisions being made and deferred in these final weeks are setting up what looks like a genuinely volatile fall. The government is trying

The federal Electricity Strategy and the Canada–Alberta Implementation Agreement reshape the policy landscape for renewables—but the real opportunities are provincial, and they vary enormously. Key Takeaways: • The Electricity Strategy is a consultation document, not a spending plan—there are no dollars attached. Its signal that Ottawa will loosen

On May 21st, Premier Danielle Smith delivered a televised address announcing that a tenth question would be added to the October 19 Alberta referendum ballot. The nine questions already scheduled — five on immigration and four on constitutional reform — emerged from the Alberta Next panel process and were first announced in

Alberta–Ottawa Energy Deal, Pipelines, and the Politics of National Unity The MBP Intelligence Briefing delivers exclusive, insider insight into the policies, decisions, and dynamics shaping Canada’s political and economic landscape. Hosted by Ben Woodfinden, Director of MBP Intelligence and Senior Advisor at Meredith Boessenkool & Phillips, the series

The May 15 Implementation Agreement has been described as a balanced trade on electricity — but reading the text reveals a federal regulatory exit, a de facto renewables ban through land use, and a carbon price that constrains nothing Alberta was not already going to do. Key Takeaways: * The CEPA equivalency

On Thursday, May 14, Prime Minister Mark Carney released the federal government’s National Electricity Strategy, “Powering Canada Strong,” outlining a plan to double the country’s grid capacity by 2050 and signalling a loosening of the Trudeau-era Clean Electricity Regulations to accommodate natural gas. The following day, Carney

Major Project Reform, Canadian Wine, and Canada’s Economic Strategy The MBP Intelligence Briefing delivers exclusive, insider insight into the policies, decisions, and dynamics shaping Canada’s political and economic landscape. Hosted by Ben Woodfinden, Director of MBP Intelligence and Senior Advisor at Meredith Boessenkool & Phillips, the series features