By Gordon Laxer, Edmonton Journal January 31, 2015 As Alberta’s economic engine falters, now is a good time to rethink the province...

Gordon Laxer, Special to Montreal Gazette Published on: January 20, 2015 While oil is cheap, China is cannily buying up to 700,000...

Burlington Discussion Group hosted by Jim Henry and Kiran Yashpal I led a discussion among 16 or so people at the home of Jim Henry and...

My talk at the Parkland Institute's Fall Conference 2014 People Vs. Profiteers: Demanding Justice and Equity November 21 - 23, 2014 Nov...

Half of Canadians support a public takeover. We can't allow corporate recklessness any longer. By Martin Lukacs, 12 Dec 2014, TheTyee.ca...

Valley Voices Dr. Gordon Laxer, Canadian author, political economist, and Professor Emeritus at the University of Alberta, talks about...

Canadian Left split over Alberta oilsands: Walkom Some, like left-nationalist guru Mel Watkins say the tarsands should be shut right...

Alberta’s Sands, Staples and Traps

Energy East? Use oil from Newfoundland, not the tar sands In Saint John New Brunswick, Mr. Harper exclaimed that with TransCanada's...

Edmonton Journal published on Apr 6, 2013, was also published in the Victoria Times Colonist, the Montreal Gazette, the Calgary Herald....

Toronto Star, October 13, 2012 October always brings shorter days, falling leaves and the bite of frost. This year, frost in Alberta is...

National Energy Strategy a fraud Don’t you dare ever try a national energy plan on us again, they cried. Leave it to the market....

Published in the Toronto Star July 26, 2011 I never thought I’d see the day when the words “national,” “energy” and “strategy” would be...

"Transitioning off fossil fuels" fall 2011 grad course There is a wide awareness of the changes climate change may bring, but Canadians...

Yesterday's fuel, yesterday's deal Appeared in: The Globe and Mail 03/25/2009 Suncor’s proposed buyout of Petro-Canada is being touted as...

Bitten by the deal that once fed us Appeared in: The Globe and Mail 06/23/2008 John McCain’s visit to Canada on Friday was a preview of...

Strategic petroleum reserves Appeared in: The Globe and Mail 02/07/2008 When Cape Bretoners were hit with a furnace-oil shortage in...