Macdonald-Laurier Institute

Macdonald-Laurier Institute Background The Macdonald-Laurier Institute for Public Policy (MLI) is an Atlas Network partner based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. MLI describes itself as “Canada’s only truly national public policy think tank” and claims to be “rigorously independent and non-partisan.”2“Who We Are,” MLI. Archived […]

Dan McTeague

Dan McTeague Credentials Background Dan McTeague is the president of Canadians for Affordable Energy (CAE) He describes himself as a “Senior Petroleum Analyst” on LinkedIn., and runs the website GasWizard.ca, […]

First Nations LNG Alliance

First Nations LNG Alliance Background The First Nations LNG Alliance describes itself as a “collective of First Nations who are participating in, and supportive of, sustainable and responsible LNG development” in British Columbia, Canada. “First Nations” refers to the Indigenous peoples of Canada whose […]

Canadians for Affordable Energy

Canadians for Affordable Energy (CAE) Background Canadians for Affordable Energy (CAE) is a fossil fuel advocacy group launched in 2016 by New Brunswick Member of Parliament and conservative movement activist John Williamson. The group frames its pro-fossil fuels arguments as […]

Fuelling Canada

Fuelling Canada Background Fuelling Canada is a campaign launched by the Canadian Gas Association (CGA) that describes itself as a “resource hub […]

Anne Jordan

Anne Jordan Credentials Background Anne Jordan is vice president of the Canada Health Alliance, a Canadian anti-vaccine, anti-lockdown group. The group was involved in production of a video that, fact checkers found, included “misleading claims about variants of [COVID-19] and immunity, and recommends treatments that have not been proven effective against the virus,” such as […]

Canadian Energy Centre (CEC)

Canadian Energy Centre Background The Canadian Energy Centre (CEC) is an Alberta provincial government corporation formed to promote the province’s fossil fuel industry, in part by fighting what it has described as “domestic and foreign-funded campaigns against Canada’s oil and gas industry.” At its launch on December 11, 2019, the CEC was referred to as […]

SecondStreet.org

SecondStreet.org Background SecondStreet.org was founded by Troy Lanigan and Mark Milke in 2017. In 2018 it obtained the seed funding to hire its president, Colin Craig and was publicly launched in February 2019, “After a short period of capacity building that included development of a student internship program,” its 2022 “Case for Support” and annual […]

Pierre Poilievre

Pierre Poilievre Credentials Background Pierre Marcel Poilievre is a member of the Canadian Parliament representing Carleton riding near Ottawa, Ontario. Polievre, a member of the Conservative Party, has served in various roles in the Conservative Party’s shadow cabinet, including Shadow Minister for Finance and Shadow Minister for […]

Net Zero Scrutiny Group

Background The Net Zero Scrutiny Group (NZSG) is made up of backbench Conservative MPs, including former government ministers, and opposes many of the government’s net zero policies. The NZSG was formed in 2021 ahead of the UN COP26 climate summit, hosted by the UK in Glasgow, Scotland, and publicly launched in January 2022. The NZSG […]