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A Retrospective on Trans Mountain Pipeline Economics

A Retrospective on Trans Mountain Pipeline Economics

Update: 2025-08-20
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On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, we feature a re-release of an interview with Trevor Tombe about the financial and economic basis of the Trans Mountain Pipeline.

You can find Trevor's article for The Hub here: thehub.ca/2024-04-30/trevor-to…s-worth-every-penny/

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For the intro session, Kelly and Joe discuss new American "secondary tariffs" on India and the state of EV demand in the United States.

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Guest Bio:
- Trevor Tombe is a Professor of Economics at the University of Calgary, a Research Fellow at The School of Public Policy, and co-director of Finances of the Nation.

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Host Bio:
- Kelly Ogle is Managing Director of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute
- Joe Calnan is VP Energy and Calgary Operations at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute

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Reading recommendations:
- "Last Barrel Standing? Confronting the Myth of “High-Cost” Canadian Oil Sands Production", by Kent Fellows: www.cdhowe.org/public-policy-res…anadian-oil-sands

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Interview recording Date: May 8, 2024

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Energy Security Cubed is part of the CGAI Podcast Network. Follow the Canadian Global Affairs Institute on Facebook, Twitter (@CAGlobalAffairs), or on LinkedIn. Head over to our website at www.cgai.ca for more commentary.

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Produced by Joe Calnan. Music credits to Drew Phillips.
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A Retrospective on Trans Mountain Pipeline Economics

A Retrospective on Trans Mountain Pipeline Economics

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