iPolitics Royal commissions provide cabinet, as well as Parliament and citizens, with thorough, transparent instruments of strategic direction that reflect relatively un-rushed deliberation. Pipes for Keystone XL (Wikimedia Commons)
U.S. President Joe Biden’s cancellation of the permit for the Keystone XL pipeline expansion brings to mind a similar stark choice in the late 1970s, when the Canadian economy had reached its limits, with visible cracks in its seams, following the post-Second World War boom.
This time, the fork is between fully committing to the green economy without leaving Western Canada and its economic and social capital behind, or “muddling through,” with industry, regions, citizens, and government officials pulling on different levers to set a course to the future.
Royal Commission longterm response to Keystone decision
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