Heather Exner-Pirot: Canada’s Commodity Comeback, Energy Superpower Ambitions & the Arctic Challenge

About this episode

Heather Exner-Pirot discusses Canada's potential commodity supercycle and its implications for the economy and energy sector.

Is Canada entering a new commodity supercycle — and are we prepared for what comes next? In this episode of Power Struggle, Stewart Muir is joined by Heather Exner-Pirot, Director of Energy, Natural Resources, and Environment at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, to explore the economic and geopolitical forces reshaping Canada’s future. From uranium and mining stocks to LNG expansion and oil markets, Exner-Pirot explains why commodity cycles matter — and why this one could redefine Canada’s glo...

People in this episode

Host: Stewart Muir

Guest: Heather Exner-Pirot

Topics covered

• commodity supercycle
• energy
• geopolitics
• Canada's economy
• mining
• LNG
• oil markets

Keywords

• commodity supercycle
• Canada
• energy superpower
• geopolitical forces
• uranium
• mining stocks
• LNG
• oil markets

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Macdonald-Laurier Institute

Places: Canada

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