Canada's Energy Security: Superpower or … a Player
February 25-26, 2009, Edmonton
Conference Presentations

To view the Speakers' Presentations click where indicated in the program below.

DAY 1 - February 25, 2008

8:00 a.m.	Coffee and Registration
	Welcome and Introductory Remarks Gabriel Sékaly, CEO, IPAC Maria David-Evans, Deputy Minister, Alberta Children’s Services, and Board of Directors, IPAC Professor Keith Brownsey, Mount Royal College
8:30 a.m.	Opening Keynote: David Hughes, Canadian Geological Survey David Hughes is a geologist with more than 30 years experience who is studying the energy resources of Canada for the Geological Survey of Canada and the private sector. Are oil supplies adequate to meet our anticipated needs?
9:30 a.m.	North American Energy Policy Speakers will highlight the complex relationship between energy supply, production and consumption. What are our Energy policies: in Canada? in the U.S.? in the North American context? Moderator: Joe Miller, Executive Director, Policy, Planning & External Relations, Alberta Department of Energy Panel:André Plourde, University of Alberta Keith Brownsey, Mount Royal College Monica Gattinger, University of Ottawa
10:45 a.m.	Theme: Global Competition and Its Implications Speakers will discuss growing global competition for energy supplies across North America and emerging markets. What are the implications of the Security Prosperity Partnership, NAFTA and trading relationships for companies and consumers? Panel:Todd Evans, Director, Economic Analysis & Forecasting, Export Development Canada Click here to download Todd Evan's Presentation Daniel Fennell, Deputy Principal Officer and Policy Consul, U.S. Consulate General in Calgary Majorie Griffin Cohen, Simon Fraser University (former board member of BC Hydro and NewGrade Energy)
12:00 p.m.	Lunch
12:45 p.m.	Theme: Securing Canada’s Energy Future
1:45 p.m.	Concurrent Sessions New Models from Business Panel:Brant Sangster, Independent Senior Advisor, Canadian Energy & Resources Practice, Deloitte Click here to download Brant Sangster's Presentation Gord Lambert, Vice-President Sustainable Development, Suncor Click here to download Gord Lambert's Presentation
3:15 p.m.	Energy Sustainability and the Environment Andrew Nikiforuk - author, journalist What are the water, air, climate change implications of the oil sands and other fossil fuel extraction and refining? The environmental costs of superpower status?

DAY 2 - February 26, 2008

8:15 a.m.	Welcome and Introductions
8:30 a.m.	Opening Keynote: Prof. Thomas Homer-Dixon Prof. Thomas Homer-Dixon, George Ignatieff Chair of Peace and Conflict Studies at the Trudeau Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies at University College, University of Toronto, author of The Ingenuity Gap and The Upside of Down. He will address the impact of the Energy Sector on Climate Change. Click here to download Thomas Homer-Dixon's presentation
10:30 a.m.	RE-emerging Technologies and Energy in the Global Context Moderator: Shannon Flint, Alberta Environment Panel:Duane Bratt, Mount Royal College Click here to download Duane Bratt's presentation Amar Amarnath, Clean Coal Technology Division, Sherritt Coal John McKenzie, SaskPower
12:45 p.m.	Luncheon Keynote: Hon. Murray Smith Theme: Canada’s Potential as a Global Player? Where do we go from here? Hon. Murray Smith is the former Alberta Minister of Energy and Minister-Counsellor, Government of Alberta at the Canadian Embassy in Washington, D.C.
1:45 p.m.	Closing Remarks: Ron Hicks, Deputy Minister, Executive Council of Alberta Maria David-Evans, Deputy Minister, Alberta Children's Services and Chair of the IPAC Endowment Fund, Board of Directors, IPAC

Selected Reading List

Books

Bratt, Duane. The Politics of CANDU Exports University of Toronto Press: Toronto, 2006.

Brownsey, Keith and Howlett, Michael. Canada’s Resource Economy in Transition: The Past, Present, and Future of Canadian Staples Industries Edmund Montgomery Publications, Toronto Canada, 2008.

Gattinger, Monica and Doern, G. B. Power Switch: Energy Regulatory Governance in the 21st Century Toronto, University of Toronto Press, 2003.

Homer-Dixon, Thomas. The Upside of Down, - Catastrophe, Creativity and the Renewal of Civilization Alfred A Knopf Inc., Random House Inc., 2006.

Homer-Dixon, Thomas. The Ingenuity Gap Alfred A. Knopf Inc., Canada, 2000.

Homer-Dixon, Thomas. Environment, Scarcity, and Violence Princeton University Press, 1999.

Nikiforuk, Andrew. Saboteurs: Wiebo Ludwigs's War Against Big Oil Macfarlane Walter and Ross, 2002

Nikiforuk, Andrew and Finch, David. Pumped: Everyone’s Guide to the Oilpatch Fifth House Books, 2007

Nikiforuk, Andrew. The Tar Sands: Dirty Oil and the Future of the Continent will be published this fall.

Plourde, André, Jan Myslivec, Ivan Benes, Anthony Owen (editors). New Challenges for Energy Decision Makers.” Proceedings of the 26th International Conference of the International Association for Energy Economics Cleveland: IAEE, 2003

Articles

Cleland Mike. "Canada as an Energy Superpower: How Clean, How Powerful, How Super?" Policy Options, December 2007 – January 2008. http://www.irpp.org/po/index.htm

Marjorie Griffin Cohen, “The U.S. Energy Act and Electricity: What it means for Canada,” in Energy Security & Climate Change, ed. by Cy Gonic (Fernwood, 2007)

Cohen, Marjorie Griffin. “Why Canada Needs a National Energy Plan: U.S. is Now Determined to Control Canada’s Electricity Supply” Canada Center for Policy Alternatives, February, 2006.

Globe and Mail. “Shifting Sands – Oil Sands Special”, Seven Part Series, January 26 to February 2, 2008. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/oilsands

Annette Hester and Jennifer Welsh. “Superpower? Oil Could Make Stephen Harper a Superhero” Globe and Mail, February 2, 2008. Click Here for the story

Speech: Prime Minister Stephen Harper
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2007/03/22/harper-green.html