Fueling our future : Strategic energy policy opportunities for Canada

Participants and panelists discussed the opportunities available to benefit from energy efficiency, namely, an opportunity to engage the public in the discussion about energy efficiency, and to accelerate the move to higher efficiency technology. [...] Provincial and Territorial Perspectives on the Future of Energy Marcel Côté, Senior Partner at Secor, served as Chair for this session, and introduced the evening’s keynote speakers, the Honourable Joseph Handley, Premier of the Northwest Territories, and the Honourable Dwight Duncan, Minister of Energy, Government of Ontario. [...] Kvisle also spoke about the development of the Alaska Pipeline project, stating that the Canadian regulatory structure is already in place in the form of a Canada-US Agreement and the Northern Pipeline Act (NPA). [...] In order to meet the significant costs associated with the development of this resource and attract the necessary capital, the industry will require the right regulatory and fiscal conditions. [...] According to Williams, the main issue in meeting our future demand is not supply: he would like to see the issues that constrain the development of the Oil Sands addressed through partnership and collaboration; farsighted policy planning; and the involvement of all relevant stakeholders, including all levels of government, pipelines, producers, and technical and environmental experts.