Alicia Planincic: If Canada wants to be an energy superpower, it needs to stop banning energy exports
18 June 2025
‘Sometimes there are necessary wars’: David Frum on what the Israel-Iran conflict means for the Middle East and America
Alicia Planincic: If Canada wants to be an energy superpower, it needs to stop banning energy exports
DeepDive: Under pressure: How immigration is becoming a political fault line in Canada
Peter Menzies: The mainstream media has a misinformation problem
Michael Geist: The government’s stunning new assault on Canadians’ privacy
‘Sometimes there are necessary wars’: David Frum on what the Israel-Iran conflict means for the Middle East and America
Alicia Planincic: If Canada wants to be an energy superpower, it needs to stop banning energy exports
DeepDive: Under pressure: How immigration is becoming a political fault line in Canada
Peter Menzies: The mainstream media has a misinformation problem
Michael Geist: The government’s stunning new assault on Canadians’ privacy
Alicia Planincic
Alicia Planincic is the Director of Policy & Economics at the Business Council of Alberta. She regularly provides insight and analysis on the Canadian economy, public finances, labour markets, equity and social mobility, and public policy.
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