016 Mexico's New Energy Reality
It’s been more than a month since Mexico’s recent federal elections. With the election of an incoming president Andrés Manuel López Obrador, or AMLO, ...
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What the West? In turns irreverent, provocative and hard-hitting, join the Canada West Foundation team and special guests as we talk all the latest in news, policy and politics.
015: Makin' 'peanut butter' in Alberta
We produce a lot of oil here in Western Canada. Much more than we can use. So what do we do? We send it to whoever will give us the most money for it....
014 The Forgotten Neighbour
On July 1, Mexicans head to the polls to elect a new President and Congress. But here in Canada, where you'd be forgiven for thinking that NAFTA is a ...
013 Canada's secret weapon on trade
From reopening NAFTA to America First and musing about implementing tariffs and border taxes, U.S. President Donald Trump has thrown out the rule book...
012 Talking About Talking About Carbon Taxes
In this episode, we’re talking about talking about carbon taxes. What do people know about carbon taxes? What do they think about them? What is it lik...
011 Come for the budgets, stay for the rap
Brace yourself – it’s budget season. Here in the West, which province actually balanced its books? Where is the debt-to-GDP ratio highest? Who is ligh...
010 Between two giants
China and the U.S. are diving deep in to a trade war, with no signs of turning back. As our two largest trading partners beat their chests at each oth...
009: The one with a bobsled
Welcome to a special, Olympics-sized episode of What the West. In this episode, we fling ourselves headfirst into the debate over whether Calgary shou...
008: How not to freak out over NAFTA
Host: Naomi Christensen Guests: Sam Woods and Carlo Dade The next round of NAFTA talks take place later this month in Mexico. Talks so far have lurche...
007 NEB: What is it good for?
Pipelines are controversial. In fact, it seems any type of infrastructure is controversial – especially in the energy world. From pipelines to wind tu...