Pipeline Online Podcast

Andrew Scheer, one of the leading members of Pierre Poilievre’s Conservative team, joined Brian Zinchuk and Bronwyn Eyre for Episode 6 of the Pipeline Online Podcast, originally broadcast on March 31. The podcast was recorded just a few hours after Poilievre announced the party’s energy policy, revolving around a national energy corridor. There’s a lot of discussion about the trade war, tariffs, and pipelines, national unity and more. Scheer is former leader of the Conservative Party of Canada and former Speaker of the House. This is his eighth election.

Saskatchewan Minister of Crown Investments Corp and SaskPower Jeremy Harrison joined hosts Brian Zinchuk and Bronwyn Eyre on Jan. 24 to discuss the future of power generation in this province. In mid-January Harrison visited Coronach and Estevan and told about 1,000 coal workers that instead of shutting down our coal-fired power generation fleet by 2030, according to federal regulations, instead a serious look would be taken at rejuvenating that coal fleet and operating it for decades to come. If carried out, this will be one of the most consequential policy decisions made by the provincial government in decades. It will have local, provincial, national and international consequences. The discussion goes deep into why the provincial government is looking at something that was considered all-but-dead until this announcement.

Saskatoon energy lawyer Chad Eggerman joins Brian Zinchuk and Bronwyn Eyre for an in depth discussion on wind power generation. Landowner rights are a key consideration for Eggerman, who has represented both landowners and renewable power companies. While a lot of people are saying no to wind projects, Eggerman feels landowners should have the right, and ability, to say yes, as he does for other energy projects. If wind projects get turned away, will pumpjacks be next?