Food, music, architecture, history, arts, Winnipeg has a lot going for it, despite its problems. I don't think it's too much of a leap to say Winnipeg is the cultural capital of the West. I love my home and have zero desire to move elsewhere. Certainly helps that Winnipeg is one of the last bastions of the middle class in Canada.
Be interesting to see who's fleet carries that oil from over seas.
Perspective is important. Winnipeg wouldn't even break the top 50 in terms of murder rates in the US. Our 2024 rate of 4.9 per 100,000 would make us slightly more murder-y than Glendale, AZ at 4.81 in the 71st position on the top 100 list of major cities. Perspective perspective perspective. That said, gang-based violence in the North End is a scourge that needs holistic approaches to mitigate.
Funny you mention that.
Port Nelson attracts liquified natural gas developer
Northern Prince, an organization that exports liquefied natural gas, is hoping to set up an operation in Port Nelson. Read more.winnipegsun.com
In my mind, Port Nelson would be a better LNG terminal, a pipeline could be run along the existing road to Gillam>Sundance and along a new road to Port Nelson, which is only about 70 miles further NE. From the Hudson Bay it's only about 3500 nautical miles to the Port of Hamburg, which I'm sure would be more than happy to take our LNG.
Churchill could be used for heavier goods like grain and Manitoba's new potash reserves (millions of tons in Westman, being developed as we speak, super exciting) as they make more sense for rail traffic on the existing railroad. Part of the royalties on the potash should be directed to the upgrading of the railway to southern standards and the construction of a TC Canadian pipeline spur North from Winnipeg. With some vision, which I believe Wab actually has, we could become an important little province pretty quick.
There are allegations that some Canadian imports are, in fact, blends that include Russian oil.He did.
Quebec imports from (in order):
1. Saudi Arabia,
2. Algeria,
3. Norway and
4. Nigeria.
Quebec imported over half of all of Canada’s oil imports, followed by close second New Brunswick (also Saudi Arabia is their #1 source)
Commentary: Guess where Canada’s $488 billion in foreign oil came from?....and which province imports the most? - Canadian Energy News, Top Headlines, Commentaries, Features & Events - EnergyNow
Quebec leads in oil imports from other countries despite Canada’s vast oil reserves By Mark Milke and Lennie Kaplan Follow CEC on Linkedin CEC Linkedin Follow CEC on Facebook CEC Facebook Follow CEC on Twitter CEC Twitter Downtown Montreal, Quebec In one of the great ironies of modern Canadian...energynow.ca
Do you know what it breaks down to per year? Just wondering on the capacity requirementHe did.
Quebec imports from (in order):
1. Saudi Arabia,
2. Algeria,
3. Norway and
4. Nigeria.
Quebec imported over half of all of Canada’s oil imports, followed by close second New Brunswick (also Saudi Arabia is their #1 source)
Commentary: Guess where Canada’s $488 billion in foreign oil came from?....and which province imports the most? - Canadian Energy News, Top Headlines, Commentaries, Features & Events - EnergyNow
Quebec leads in oil imports from other countries despite Canada’s vast oil reserves By Mark Milke and Lennie Kaplan Follow CEC on Linkedin CEC Linkedin Follow CEC on Facebook CEC Facebook Follow CEC on Twitter CEC Twitter Downtown Montreal, Quebec In one of the great ironies of modern Canadian...energynow.ca
The article and others I researched didn’t break down fractions in Qc and NB, but you can see the refining capacity here:
www.oilsandsmagazine.com
| NEW BRUNSWICK | ||||
| Irving Oil Refinery | Irving Oil | Saint John, NB | 1960 | 320,000 |
| QUEBEC | ||||
| Montreal Refinery | Suncor Energy | Montreal, QC | 1955 | 137,000 |
| Jean-Gaulin Refinery | Valero (Ultramar) | Lévis, QC | 1971 | 235,000 |
Pipelines are better than trains. Just ask Lac Megantic.
So I’d like to see some offshore bank accounts that I think lots of Canadians have.
interesting. I wonder what the needs are to justify a pipeline? I note that Trans Mountain was 300,000 and expanded to 890,000The article and others I researched didn’t break down fractions in Qc and NB, but you can see the refining capacity here:
*Irving’s Saint John refinery is the largest in Canada and Ultramar’s Levi refinery is Canada’s second largest. Both are light crude refineries, not heavy/sour refineries.Canadian Refineries | Oil Sands Magazine
DESCRIPTION: CANADIAN REFINERIES SITE MAP: PROJECTS / REFINERIES / CANADA SOURCE: CAPP, STATISTICS CANADA, REFINERY OPERATORS UPDATED: FEB 21, 2025
NEW BRUNSWICK Irving Oil Refinery Irving Oil Saint John, NB 1960 320,000 QUEBEC Montreal Refinery Suncor Energy Montreal, QC 1955 137,000 Jean-Gaulin Refinery Valero (Ultramar) Lévis, QC 1971 235,000
FJAG...you're bang on in regards to inter-provincial lines requiring federal approval. But internally it's just provincial law.The Charter (including the notwithstanding clause) do not apply here but the constitution does.
s 91 provides
s 92 provides
My reading is that if a pipeline is inside a province and doesn't extend outside of it then the province controls but if the pipeline connects several provinces or simply transits a province from one to another through a third then the Feds are in charge. The responsible agency is the Canada Energy Regulator.
This is far from my area of expertise, but I think that a Federal government, with the political will, could make it happen.
Lac Megantic was just an anomaly, just ask Quebecers who don’t want the pipelines, but are happy for the trains to continue.
Yeah, the whole constitutional question arose out of the early ask about if the feds could just use the notwithstanding clause.
I've got a question and it may not be as silly as it first may appear.
