Karen Ogen: First Nations are critical to LNG in Canada
‘This is why we say Canadian LNG is Indigenous LNG’ From a speech by Alliance CEO Karen Ogen (photo above) to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute’s conference on the global role of LNG, in Ottawa on Feb. 13, 2025. The First Nations Natural Gas Alliance was founded in 2014 not long after the idea of…
Blog: Chief Crystal Smith on her Haisla Nation, and benefits from LNG
Condensed comments by Chief Councillor Crystal Smith of the Haisla Nation, in an interview by Edward Greenspon on the WONK podcast from the Public Policy Forum: On life at the Nation’s Kitamaat Village: We have approximately 2,000 Haisla members that reside here, on and in our community, and others that reside elsewhere like Vancouver, Vancouver Island…
Blog: The bully pulpit, the bully, and our economy
U.S. president Theodore Roosevelt called his position at the White House a “bully pulpit” (i.e., a good pulpit) from which to speak out on issues. Now the Oval Office is, rather, a pulpit for a bully, who in the name of Make America Great Again, is threatening the economy of Canada and, incidentally, the pockets…
Our blog: B.C. premier’s new focus on natural resources is welcome
It might not amount to a full religious or political conversion, but it’s good to see B.C. Premier David Eby recognizing a little light on the road of natural-resource development. He told the B.C. Natural Resources Forum in Prince George that B.C.’s resources “need to be developed” and added: “Responsible, sustainable development of natural resources…
Blog: World outlook for LNG: More!
What can we look for in the world use of LNG in 2025, and farther down the years? In 2023, the latest year for which we have full-year figures, global trade in LNG reached 404 million tonnes, up by 1.7% from 397 million tonnes in 2022. Some current estimates: For this year, the International Energy…