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Foster: Ontario’s Ring of Bad Policy

Ontario’s ­development restrictions are the real problem Last week, Tony Clement announced that he would become the Federal government’s point man on the “Ring of Fire,” the area of the James Bay lowlands in Northern Ontario estimated to contain between … Continue reading

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Foster: Who’s muzzling whom over what?

The phrase “government science” rings an alarm bell, not least because it is a contradiction in terms. Governments always tend to pervert science for political reasons. Nazi and Soviet genetics are egregious, although far from rare, historical examples. To suggest … Continue reading

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Foster: Doha is dead. On to COP 19! (1)

Environmental groups have a business model similar to Acme Window Smashing and Glazing We can expect the usual last-minute “agreement” — to keep talking — from the UN climate conference in Doha, which comes to a close Friday evening. These … Continue reading

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Foster: The bogus debate over fossil-fuel subsidies

Mitt Romney drubbed Barack Obama in the first presidential debate on Wednesday. In few exchanges did Mr. Romney score more points than over energy. When the president noted the increased activity in the U.S. oil and gas sector, the former … Continue reading

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Foster: Climate hype via Hogwarts Lab

Warped and misleading report claims 100 million dead by 2030 You’d think that any report with a skull and a dollar sign on its cover would provoke a smidgin of media skepticism, but it seems that the word “climate” — … Continue reading

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Foster: Mega history lessons for the oil sands

The global economy may throw a few curve balls, just as it did in the 1980s I suggested recently in this space that the Canadian petroleum industry is more politicized than at any time since the 1980 National Energy Program, although … Continue reading

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Foster: The Rio future we avoided (2)

The “failure” of Rio+20 is a cause for celebration, even if you can’t afford the champagne and foie gras that ecocrats served themselves as their hopes for “Sustainia” retreated into the policy fog. A mostly “B” list of government leaders … Continue reading

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Foster: Pipelines behind C-38 battle

Harper right to streamline ­pipeline regulations Although this week’s amendment-packed “slumber party” to hold up passage of omnibus Bill C-38 focused on Stephen Harper’s alleged contempt for Parliament, perhaps the most contentious element of a contentious bill related to the … Continue reading

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Foster: No bravo for Rio+20

The Rio+20 Earth Summit on Sustainable Development, which starts in two weeks, will be a farce, even if everybody keeps a straight face. The grand UN-based system conceived to co-ordinate the activities of all mankind has proved utterly unsustainable, a … Continue reading

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