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Derrick Hunter

By Derrick Hunter

Derrick Hunter is the CEO of Bluesky Equities Ltd. and a trustee at the Hunter Family Foundation, which is a donor to The Hub.

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The Reid family work around an oil pumpjack as they bale their hay crop, which will be compressed and exported to Japan, near Cremona, Alta., Friday, July 29, 2022. Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press.
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Taking food and fuel for granted is a mistake our government seems intent on making

Food and fuel are critical for maintaining civilization yet blithely taken for granted by political leaders and the population generally. This is a reckless and destructive attitude to take.

Derrick Hunter - Posted on September 2, 2022
A pumpjack draws oil underneath a canola field as a haze of wildfire smoke hangs in the air in Cremona, Alta., Friday, July 16, 2021. Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press.
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When will our leaders recognize that economic security depends on energy security?

In the face of rapid geopolitical realignment, Canada’s economic security is at risk and this week’s announcement of further curbs on the Canadian energy industry demonstrates yet again that we are led by unserious people.

Derrick Hunter - Posted on April 4, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau participates in an armchair discussion with Shopify CEO Tobias Lutke in Toronto on Tuesday, May 8, 2018. Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press.
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Politicians should recognize that entrepreneurs are essential to economic growth

While Canadian politicians routinely pay lip service to the importance of business, there are plenty of ways in which they simultaneously impede the ability of the business community to prosper.

Derrick Hunter - Posted on January 19, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Minister of Environment and Climate Change Steven Guilbeault hold a press conference at COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland on Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021. Sean Kilpatrick/THE CANADIAN PRESS.
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We need to be honest about how long the energy transition will take

We want to believe that there is an easy and cost-free way to make our carbon footprint disappear without reducing our standard of living, and so that’s what we’ve been sold by our politicians.

Derrick Hunter - Posted on November 17, 2021
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