Allie Meeres

Job cuts loom as B.C. finance minister prepares 'very serious' Budget 2026 vancouversun.com/news/local-new…

The Canadian Canola Growers Association said the news marks a pronounced change in how Ottawa sees the agricultural sector. In prioritizing the industry, the PM has cast it as an important economic lever, key to trade diversification. “This is the start of a new day.”

My two cents on the impact of Venezuela for the Canadian oil sector: -Mildly bullish in the short term as Venezuela has shut in heavy oil production amidst the chaos -Capital is cowardly and shy and I don’t think Venezuela will be a particularly attractive destination for a while. It has experienced poor governance and corruption for a long time, has a history of nationalizing industry, and there will be a large socialist faction even more radicalized against the USA. I think Brazil, Guyana and GoM are still more important competitors for capital -Another reason why we should build a NW BC pipeline to Asian markets in the medium term -Most Canadian oil goes to the Midwest, not the Gulf, although a faster than expected Venezuelan recovery would be bad for the WCS differential

Been obvious for awhile to anyone paying attention that Canadian heavy crude could be facing new competition in its main destination: refineries on the U.S. Gulf Coast

Can Canada’s economy ignite in 2026? These 14 charts illustrate our investment dilemmas theglobeandmail.com/business/econo…

Elizabeth May's tanker ban claims are false as is much of the hysteria. Insightful read. thehub.ca/2025/11/25/fac…

Private sector investment drives our economy. TMX, CGL, and LNG Canada kept BC’s economy balanced during Eby’s early days, and when construction on these project’s wrapped up, our province started to slide backwards. #investment #BC theglobeandmail.com/canada/british…

Inside the first meeting between the Major Projects Office and its Indigenous advisory council  ipolitics.ca/2025/11/12/con…

Double dip housing allowances, partisan documentaries and cushy jobs for party insiders - politicians are finding inventive new ways to burn through public 💰while ordinary BCers struggles through an affordability crisis. My latest in @TheOrcaBC @BIVnews: theorca.ca/commentary/rob…

@ExnerPirot Not sure if we should laugh or cry. It’s truly pathetic

China’s electricity costs $0.08–$0.14/kWh. Its grid = 3,500 GW. It added 95 GW of new COAL capacity in 2024. 🇨🇳 gets 64% of its power from coal. Texas? 84 GW total. China built enough coal plants in one year to power America’s largest state grid. And yet the same regime bankrolls global “green” movements and climate activists to hobble the West’s energy security. This isn’t hypocrisy—it’s strategy. 3D energy chess. ♟️#China

72% of Canadians agree we should export more oil and gas, the highest result since tracking began. The only place there’s still contention is in the Liberal Caucus, these are motherhood and apple pie numbers uottawa.ca/research-innov…

Ironically there is at least a litre of oil (used to make synthetic plastic) in this and they likely used a diesel generator to blow it up #oil #gas

A cash-strapped @bcndp government suddenly sees the light on LNG. My latest in @TheLine: readtheline.ca/p/rob-shaw-cas…

Finance minister @BrendaBaileyBC begins her @UBCM speech on BC’s budget and provincial economy. It’s officially titled “Modest Growth & Big Challenges: The Road Ahead for BC’s Economy.” Unofficially, it is the “don’t ask the BC government for any more money” speech.

A proposed mining merger for Teck Resources would shift BC's critical minerals into foreign-owned hands — though the new company pledges a Vancouver HQ and major investments in Canada. My latest in @TheOrcaBC @BIVnews: theorca.ca/commentary/rob…

Nearly 8 in 10 Canadians say rising costs, housing, & healthcare will impact their families more than U.S. tariffs or Trump’s trade policies. Domestic issues > Trump. People aren't connecting the dots between trade policies and micro-issues. Full details: abacusdata.ca/canadians-see-…

We need a mix of all energy sources to fill the growing electricity gap in Canada. The simplest way to create more electricity would be to start including more gas-fired transmission as part of that mix: theglobeandmail.com/business/comme…

Our latest podcast on Primary Risk includes discussing Bills 5, 5, and 15, the establishment of the MPO, and what needs to be done in addition toa new Calgary office and a few bills to get #major #projects built in Canada: youtube.com/watch?v=rfU2i0…

Canada’s best companies are ghosting Bay Street. That should scare us. “If we don’t reverse this trend, Canada risks becoming a satellite economy with fewer head offices, less innovation and diminished investor participation.” theglobeandmail.com/business/comme…