Tag: Oil Sands and Energy

CALGARY – The inability to get western Canadian crude to the right markets is costing the country’s economy dearly, according to a new report paid for by the Saskatchewan government. […]

2013 AFL Submission to Standing Com. on Alberta’s Economic Future Study of the BRIK Program

CALGARY – A research paper is reinforcing the idea that Canada’s resource industry is at risk of being left behind internationally if it doesn’t find a way to get oil […]

Secret Government Documents Show Bitumen Price Differential Makes Upgrading Highly Profitable

EDMONTON – The Alberta Federation of Labour says the discounted price Alberta bitumen is fetching of the world market could provide an opportunity for more upgrading and additional jobs in […]

The Alberta Federation of Labour says documents obtained through Freedom of Information show that the provincial government has been told that upgrading bitumen in Alberta is a better financial option […]

AFL to release Government of Alberta analysis of bitumen economy Edmonton – Secret government documents that show upgrading is economically viable will be released by the Alberta Federation of Labour […]

Wants province to invest in oilsands refining capacity CALGARY – The Alberta Federation of Labour called Wednesday for the province to burst the so-called “bitumen bubble” by creating a Crown […]

The time is right for Alberta to profit from bitumen’s low price by processing more of it at home, say the province’s unionists. The so-called bitumen bubble makes it economically […]

Creating upgrading jobs in Alberta has never been more viable CALGARY – The so-called “bitumen bubble” is actually an opportunity for the province to add value and create jobs, says […]

Alberta Federation of Labour says it’s time for a new bitumen upgrader The Alberta Federation of Labour says with the current sagging oil prices, this is the time for the […]

The premier’s claim that Alberta’s financial woes are because of a bitumen bubble is being challenged by a provincial labour group. The bitumen bubble refers to the growing gap between […]

When Premier Alison Redford talks about “a bitumen bubble,” she’s referring to the record amount of Alberta bitumen for sale, and the low price it’s fetching in the U.S. these […]

Real problems caused by low taxes, royalty giveaways and lack of upgrading strategy Alison Redford’s claims that Alberta’s financial woes are caused by a ‘bitumen bubble’ are a distraction. The […]

CALGARY – Public sector unions are bracing to fight impending provincial cutbacks driven by a multi-billion dollar cash crunch. And a prominent economist said Premier Alison Redford’s TV address to […]

Edmonton – A $1.5-million fine to oil giant Sinopec will do nothing to deter them from practices that endanger workers, according to the Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL). At a […]

ST. ALBERT – A Canadian subsidiary of Chinese state-owned oil giant Sinopec has been ordered to pay $1.5 million in penalties for failing to ensure the safety of two Chinese […]

It has been, for Alberta, a dismal new year. With pipelines out of the province effectively full, Canadian crude has become a discount brand, and once-expected money is evaporating. The […]

VANCOUVER – The nationwide Idle No More movement merged with ongoing protests against oil pipeline projects proposed for British Columbia, to bring more than a thousand protesters out to greet […]

During the last month of 2012, Christian Paradis, Canada’s minister of industry, announced on behalf of the Canadian government the approval of the $15.1 billion acquisition of Nexen Inc. by […]

CALGARY — The boom in U.S. shale oil and natural gas production threatens to cut off a key supply of skilled temporary foreign workers for Alberta companies, as more tradespeople […]

The Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL) has added its voice to those worried about the ramifications of Canada’s role in China’s energy plans. Following Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s approval of […]

The President of the Alberta Federation of Labour is offering some free financial advice to the Redford government as it wrestles with rising red ink. AFL boss Gil McGowan says […]

The federal government’s new rules around foreign investment by state-owned enterprises (SOEs) could potentially result in less investment in the Alberta oilsands and that could make it more expensive to […]