After decades of peaceful coexistence on Russia's borders, the Finns finally relinquished neutrality and sought shelter within the military alliance.

Dishing with DKG: Advancing any energy project, green or otherwise, is rarely straightforward. There’s something to be gleaned from projects that work

Dishing With DKG: Nima Dorjee’s not suggesting a witch hunt, but asking Canadians to think more critically about what we're getting out of relationships with China

Haskayne's Calgary office is a shrine to the days when he and others struggled to build a Canadian oil industry

The University of Alberta professor is a pioneer in AI and until recently ran the DeepMind lab in Edmonton until Google pulled the plug

Does anyone care that Canada relies on the U.S. for our defence? Trudeau knows that voters aren’t really interested, suggests former CAF officer David Harries.

Link to video interview with Marc Kramer & Donna Kennedy-Glans

'He’s a long way from Brantford,' the ex-Calgary Flame says when asked what he thinks of the Great One being a pitchman for a gambling site.

As politicians debate the meaning of 'just transition,' Luisa DaSilva gets on with her job of helping fossil fuel workers learn new skills

'Yes, there are corporate imperatives to reduce carbon, to get to net zero, globally, but where the action is and the deals are being struck is the U.S'

'I’m not political. I really don’t enjoy this,' Lund says. Yet here he is. Point-man on a political issue, so egregious and in his backyard, that he’s in hip-deep

Cooper and Jackson describe 'a crackling tension' in downtown Calgary; there are too few people living in the city core to make it feel safe

Garner has learned she has to swim or she’ll sink and she’s stopped pretending that she needs to be liked

In this first of a new series, Donna Kennedy-Glans speaks to Miller, a constitutional lawyer with strong opinions on how to fix federalism

Romanow’s instinct in a volatile environment is to take less risk

The job of politicians is to provide good and effective government. With all the emphasis on getting elected, that simple aim can be forgotten.

You can’t destroy an energy system built on hydrocarbons without having a reliable alternative in hand.

Citizen frustration with elected politicians and politics is well-documented but who is paying attention to the backbone of government, the bureaucracy?

With countries like Germany firing up coal plants, rebooting nuclear and rationing hydrocarbons, it may be prudent to put the question of domestic refining capacity back on the table in Canada.

Any bump in global LNG supply — including by Canada — will help respond to Europe’s energy crisis.

A lack of diversification in the oil sector may not serve Canadians’ longer-term interests

CHED Mid-Morning with Shaye Ganam Interview With Donna Kennedy-Glans

Let me assure you that finger-pointing is a colossal waste of energy in a crisis.

It’s challenging to find a path through the maze of energy choices and net-zero carbon policies in the midst of a war in Ukraine that’s causing commodity prices to spiral out of control.

Link to 8020Info Inc. Water Cooler article by Rob Wood. Highlights from the latest information for managers, leaders & entrepreneurs

Link to the Vancouver Sun interview with Donna Kennedy-Glans

Investors in Canadian oilsands understand the harsh consequences of restricted oil production

Cold War 2.0, which is taking shape amid Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war against Ukraine, has compelled several European nations to step up their military capacity and wean themselves from dependence on Russian oil and gas.

This is precisely the kind of leadership Ukraine needs from its allies.

According to media reports, CNOOC, the China National Offshore Oil Corporation, is positioning itself to sell “marginal and hard to manage” assets in Britain, Canada and the United States, possibly including Nexen Inc.

Link to the Global News Morning BC interview with Donna Kennedy-Glans

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When gasoline prices hit $3 a litre, political leaders won’t be able to ignore the public backlash

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CEOs of energy companies with projects in Russia are facing career-defining leadership moments. What do you do when your corporate investments nearly overnight become politically, economically and socially untenable to your key stakeholders?

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In times of war, hydrocarbons still hold the power to decide winners and losers. That fact feels like an alternative reality, entirely out of synch with zealous climate change advocacy and aspirational corporate promises to get to net-zero emissions by 2030 or 2040.

There is no denying that polarization and entrenched positioning create the conditions for black-and-white thinking and often, conflict.

Investing in renewables in Alberta is a great deal for investors. But what are Albertans actually getting for their money?

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Figment: I’ve seen this movie before!

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WHAT IS “FAIR” is in the eye of the beholder. It’s like beauty. And right now, what is seen as “fair” and “equitable” is being recalibrated.

BUILDING OR REBUILDING for a better future for your enterprise includes re-inventing how you do business, how you make decisions and how you serve a broader range of stakeholders. Moving from surviving to thriving requires intention and design; this kind of change doesn’t just happen.

The telling of a heartfelt story motivates action like nothing else. What is your enterprise story? What lessons are there in your organization’s history and culture, and how can you apply them to the challenges of a changed world? And how are others hearing your enterprise story?

EVERYTHING IS CHANGING and shifting. Cycle times are speeding up. What will have value two years from now? Cryptocurrency, lithium, Facebook’s new “metaverse”? We honestly don’t know. What is certain; the new future we are creating is going to be different than the world we leave behind.

Stewardship is the ultimate form of leadership. It requires decision-makers to think beyond themselves. It’s the art of the long view, a perspective that may span beyond a single lifetime and even generations. Many of us know people who practice stewardship in their personal lives; can stewardship operate as an enterprise aim?

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