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Greetings, you curiouser and curiouser Herle Burly-ites! We’re over a year into a new government and nobody could possibly argue there hasn’t been a significant recalibration in the way Canada thinks about climate policy and environmental regulation.

The public policy balance between the environment, pipelines, and project-building has shifted from what it was, say, back in 2018. So has the public’s perception, by the way. Recent polling shows that Canadians now prioritize economic growth over environmental protection.

All of this is what we’ll explore today. From multiple angles. In 3 different individual conversations.

First up ... Aaron Wherry, senior writer at the CBC ... to set the table on the issues between Ottawa and Alberta.

Then … Rick Smith, President of the Canadian Climate Institute, for his perspective. We talk about emissions reduction, what’s happening to the industrial carbon price, the clean energy economy and more.

Finally … Andrew Leach, energy and environmental economist and professor at the University of Alberta, to explore the energy sector, particularly oil. The economic impact vs. opportunity cost of pipelines, and the tension between market forces and climate policy.

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