能源是加拿大的力量：新任联邦能源部长强调其阿尔伯塔油砂背景 ‘Energy is Canada’s power’: New federal energy minister touts past Alberta oilpatch ties “
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/bakx-hodgson-calgary-chamber-oilpatch-1.7541268
蒂姆·霍奇森在卡尔加里一场爆满活动中发表讲话，获得热烈掌声
新任联邦能源部长蒂姆·霍奇森??（Tim Hodgson）周五在卡尔加里向商界人士发表讲话。（加拿大广播公司）
周五上午，加拿大新任联邦能源部长蒂姆·霍奇森（Tim Hodgson）在卡尔加里市中心一场座无虚席的商业活动上发表慷慨激昂的讲话，力挺加拿大能源行业，并强调自己过去在该领域的经历以及建设各种新型能源项目的紧迫性。
这是霍奇森自总理马克·卡尼（Mark Carney）任命他为能源部长以来的首次公开亮相。现场观众多为商界人士，在讲话过程中多次报以热烈掌声。
他还曾任职于安省公营电力公司 Hydro One 的董事会主席。
卡尼庆祝自由党上个月的选举胜利。这位总理表示支持在全国范围内建设输油管道，以“取代外国石油进口”。（Justin Tang/加拿大新闻社）
不过，对油气行业来说，他最相关的经验是他曾在加拿大前15大油气公司之一的 MEG Energy担任三年董事会成员。该公司在阿尔伯塔经营油砂设施。
卡尼承诺将设立一个新的联邦办公室，负责对大型出口管道等项目做出最终决定，而目前的审批周期为五年，预计在两年内完成。
活动上，森科尔 CEO Rich Kruger 为霍奇森作引言，并表示：“联邦政府聚焦建设，这正中阿尔伯塔的下怀。”他还称赞霍奇森拥有“令人钦佩的职业生涯”。
不过，行业领袖表示，尽管他们希望看到具体行动，但霍奇森的语气变化已令人振奋：
霍奇森的任命可能缓解油砂行业对自由党连任的担忧，尤其是担心现行政策继续限制行业发展。
过去十年中，能源领袖曾批评自由党政府的政策，如：
霍奇森在卡尔加里期间还将会见原住民领袖、能源企业高管和阿尔伯塔省政府官员。
Translated by 翻译： Central Alberta Chinese Culture Centre (CACCC)
'Energy is Canada's power': New federal energy minister touts past Alberta oilpatch ties
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/bakx-hodgson-calgary-chamber-oilpatch-1.7541268
Tim Hodgson gets loud applause at sold-out event in downtown Calgary
Kyle Bakx · CBC News ·
Tim Hodgson, the new federal energy minister, spoke to a business crowd in Calgary on Friday. (CBC)
蒂姆·霍奇森在卡尔加里一场爆满活动中发表讲话，获得热烈掌声
新任联邦能源部长蒂姆·霍奇森??（Tim Hodgson）周五在卡尔加里向商界人士发表讲话。（加拿大广播公司）周五上午，加拿大新任联邦能源部长蒂姆·霍奇森（Tim Hodgson）在卡尔加里市中心一场座无虚席的商业活动上发表慷慨激昂的讲话，力挺加拿大能源行业，并强调自己过去在该领域的经历以及建设各种新型能源项目的紧迫性。
这是霍奇森自总理马克·卡尼（Mark Carney）任命他为能源部长以来的首次公开亮相。现场观众多为商界人士，在讲话过程中多次报以热烈掌声。
“能源就是力量。能源是加拿大的力量。”
“它给了我们建设G7最强经济体的机会，引领世界走向正确方向，并让我们在谈判桌上有底气。”
——霍奇森
银行家出身，拥有阿尔伯塔油砂背景
霍奇森出生于温尼伯，1979至1985年间担任加拿大武装部队预备役军官。他最广为人知的身份是曾任高盛（Goldman Sachs）银行家，并曾担任加拿大央行总裁卡尼的顾问。他还曾任职于安省公营电力公司 Hydro One 的董事会主席。
卡尼庆祝自由党上个月的选举胜利。这位总理表示支持在全国范围内建设输油管道，以“取代外国石油进口”。（Justin Tang/加拿大新闻社）不过，对油气行业来说，他最相关的经验是他曾在加拿大前15大油气公司之一的 MEG Energy担任三年董事会成员。该公司在阿尔伯塔经营油砂设施。
“在高盛，我参与的第一笔大项目就是‘联盟管道（Alliance Pipeline）’——至今仍让我感到自豪。”该管道将阿尔伯塔和不列颠哥伦比亚省的天然气输送至芝加哥地区。
“我们当时协助该项目启动。”
“该管道缩小了天然气价格差，支持了就业，提高了阿尔伯塔的石油分成，也为联邦政府带来更多税收。就像更近期的跨山扩建项目（TMX）一样，加拿大能源获得更好的价格，对每一个加拿大人都有利。”
“加拿大不再被拖延定义，而是以执行力定义”
霍奇森在演讲中多次强调行动力。他提到：“我想说得非常清楚：在我们正在建设的新经济中，加拿大将不再因拖延而出名，而是以交付成果为名。”此前的特鲁多政府推行了多项减少温室气体排放的政策，包括：
- 对油气行业实施排放上限（该行业占全国排放的约四分之一）；
- 减少补贴；
- 制定更高气候目标；
- 资助碳捕集项目等。
“每一桶负责任的加拿大石油都能取代世界上不洁净的能源”
霍奇森重申了能源行业常用的一句话，强调加拿大能源出口带来的全球性益处：“每一桶负责任生产的加拿大石油、每一千瓦时清洁电力，都能取代世界上不洁净、风险更高的能源。”
“我们的出口能够帮助盟友摆脱对专制政权的依赖，并帮助全球减少排放。”
力挺核能与碳捕集项目，呼吁加速“Pathways 联盟”
霍奇森强调对各种能源形式的需求，包括核能。他还提到“Pathways 联盟碳捕集项目”必须推进。这是一个在阿尔伯塔北部油砂区建设的碳捕捉设施，由包括森科尔（Suncor）在内的多家油砂巨头合作发起。“我们所有人，包括各级政府与企业，都必须推进 Pathways 项目。”该项目的目标是通过大规模碳捕集，减少油砂产业的碳排放。
“本届政府不做空谈政府，而要做行动政府。我们也需要阿尔伯塔省和 Pathways 联盟同样如此。”
卡尼承诺将设立一个新的联邦办公室，负责对大型出口管道等项目做出最终决定，而目前的审批周期为五年，预计在两年内完成。活动上，森科尔 CEO Rich Kruger 为霍奇森作引言，并表示：“联邦政府聚焦建设，这正中阿尔伯塔的下怀。”他还称赞霍奇森拥有“令人钦佩的职业生涯”。
没有宣布新政，但“语气变化令人鼓舞”
霍奇森并未宣布任何新政策，也未偏离自由党在竞选期间的能源承诺。不过，行业领袖表示，尽管他们希望看到具体行动，但霍奇森的语气变化已令人振奋：
“在过去10年里，我还没见过哪个联邦部长像他这样多次提到钻井工人。”
——加拿大能源承包商协会主席 Mark Scholz
“这是一场非常令人鼓舞的演讲。”
阿尔伯塔省对霍奇森持欢迎态度，对环保部长持担忧立场
虽然阿尔伯塔省对霍奇森的任命持开放态度，但对新任环境与气候变化部长朱莉·达布鲁森（Julie Dabrusin）则表达担忧。“我们又一次被迫面对一位‘让石油留在地下’的环境部长。”省府部长 Rajan Sawhney 在活动后表示，霍奇森的许多信息“令人鼓舞”。
“这是向错误方向迈出的一步。”
——阿尔伯塔省省长 丹妮尔·史密斯
霍奇森或为能源行业在自由党政府中带来转机
能源行业普遍认为霍奇森是“很好的选择”，有望借助他在资本市场与油砂行业的双重经验：- 吸引新投资；
- 影响政策走向；
- 推动产业发展。
霍奇森的任命可能缓解油砂行业对自由党连任的担忧，尤其是担心现行政策继续限制行业发展。
过去十年中，能源领袖曾批评自由党政府的政策，如：
- 清洁燃料法；
- 油气排放上限；
- 改变重大项目评估程序等。
霍奇森在卡尔加里期间还将会见原住民领袖、能源企业高管和阿尔伯塔省政府官员。
Translated by 翻译： Central Alberta Chinese Culture Centre (CACCC)
'Energy is Canada's power': New federal energy minister touts past Alberta oilpatch ties
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/bakx-hodgson-calgary-chamber-oilpatch-1.7541268
Tim Hodgson gets loud applause at sold-out event in downtown Calgary
Kyle Bakx · CBC News · Tim Hodgson, the new federal energy minister, spoke to a business crowd in Calgary on Friday. (CBC)The new federal energy minister delivered a boisterous speech in support of the country's energy sector on Friday morning, while highlighting his past involvement in the sector and the urgent need to build a variety of new energy projects.
Tim Hodgson spoke to a business crowd, which gave him loud applause at a sold-out event in downtown Calgary as part of his first appearance since the cabinet appointment by Prime Minister Mark Carney.
"Energy is power. Energy is Canada's power. It gives us an opportunity to build the strongest economy in the G7, guide the world in the right direction, and be strong when we show up at a negotiation table," said Hodgson in his speech.
Born and raised in Winnipeg, Hodgson served as a reserve officer in the Canadian Armed Forces from 1979 to 1985. Hodgson is most-known as a former banker with Goldman Sachs who served as an adviser to Carney at the Bank of Canada.
Hodgson's resumé also includes the role of board chair at Hydro One, Ontario's public electricity provider.
Still, for those in the oilpatch, his most relevant career experience was the three years he spent as a board member with MEG Energy, one of the top-15 largest oil and gas producers in Canada and one that operates an oilsands facility in Alberta.
"At Goldman, one of my first major deals is also one of the deals I am still the proudest of today:
The Alliance Pipeline."
"We helped get that project off the ground," Hodgson said.
"That pipeline closed the natural gas price differential, supported jobs, and brought Alberta better royalties and the federal government more revenue. A better price for Canadian energy helped every Canadian — just like more recently, with the building of the TMX expansion."
The federal government under former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau purchased the Trans Mountain pipeline project and built the expansion pipeline to transport oil from Edmonton to an export terminal near Vancouver.
"I want to be very clear. In the new economy we are building, Canada will no longer be defined by delay. We will be defined by delivery," he said.
Trudeau introduced several policies aimed at reducing the country's greenhouse gas emissions, including the proposed emissions cap on the oil and gas sector, which represents 30 per cent of the country's total emissions.
He also reduced the amount of subsidies to the sector, strengthened climate targets, and introduced funding aimed at reducing emissions and developing carbon capture projects.
Carney has pledged to create a new federal office to give final decisions on projects, such as large export pipelines, within two years compared to the current five-year timeline. (Kyle Bakx/CBC)
Hodgson repeated a phrase often promoted by the oil and gas sector about how the export of energy from Canada creates an overall benefit for the world.
"Every barrel of responsibly produced Canadian oil and every kilowatt of clean Canadian power can displace less clean, riskier energy elsewhere in the world," he said. "Our exports can help our allies break dependence on authoritarian regimes and help the world reduce our emissions."
Hodgson highlighted the need for various types of energy including nuclear power, while also pressing for the Pathways project to proceed, which is a proposed carbon-capture facility in the oilsands region of northern Alberta.
The Pathways organization is a collaboration between oilsands giants, including Suncor. The company's CEO Rich Kruger introduced Hodgson at the event, saying the government's focus on building is "music to Alberta's ears." He also praised Hodgson for his distinguished career.
The new energy minister did not make any announcements or signal any changes in government policy beyond what the Liberals had pledged during the campaign.
Several industry leaders say they want to see action from the federal government, but for now, are pleased with the change in tone.
"I haven't seen a federal cabinet minister talk about rig workers as much as ...[Hodgson] did in the last 10 years," said Mark Scholz, head of the Canadian Association of Energy Contractors, after the event. "It was a very encouraging speech."
Several provincial leaders, including Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, have called for a political "reset" in how Ottawa engages with the West.
Smith was also "very concerned" about the appointment of new Environment and Climate Change Minister Julie Dabrusin.
"We are being forced to contend with yet another 'keep it in the ground' environment minister. This is a step in the wrong direction," Smith said, following the recent federal election.
Those in the industry hope Hodgson's combination of capital markets experience and knowledge of the oilpatch will help attract investment and shape policy that will help the sector blossom.
During the election campaign, Carney said his government would make Canada the world's "leading energy superpower" to kick-start the country's economy, build energy corridors, and make faster regulatory decisions on major projects.
The country is facing the possibility of an economic recession from the serious threat of U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs.
Hodgson's appointment could alleviate some of the frustrations voiced by oilpatch leaders about the re-election of the Liberals and the concerns of continued policies that target the sector.
Over the last decade, oilpatch leaders have criticized the Liberal government for introducing legislation that harms the sector such as the clean fuel regulations, the proposed emissions cap and changes to the federal assessment of major projects.
On Friday, Alberta cabinet minister Rajan Sawhney said many of Hodgson's messages "were encouraging."
Hodgson did not speak to reporters at the event. While in Calgary, the minister is meeting with Indigenous leaders, industry executives and Alberta government ministers.
Tim Hodgson spoke to a business crowd, which gave him loud applause at a sold-out event in downtown Calgary as part of his first appearance since the cabinet appointment by Prime Minister Mark Carney.
"Energy is power. Energy is Canada's power. It gives us an opportunity to build the strongest economy in the G7, guide the world in the right direction, and be strong when we show up at a negotiation table," said Hodgson in his speech.
Born and raised in Winnipeg, Hodgson served as a reserve officer in the Canadian Armed Forces from 1979 to 1985. Hodgson is most-known as a former banker with Goldman Sachs who served as an adviser to Carney at the Bank of Canada.
Hodgson's resumé also includes the role of board chair at Hydro One, Ontario's public electricity provider.
Still, for those in the oilpatch, his most relevant career experience was the three years he spent as a board member with MEG Energy, one of the top-15 largest oil and gas producers in Canada and one that operates an oilsands facility in Alberta.
"At Goldman, one of my first major deals is also one of the deals I am still the proudest of today:
The Alliance Pipeline."
WATCH | Reaction in Alberta to the appointment of Tim Hodgson as federal energy minister: 
Alliance is a pipeline that transports natural gas from Alberta and British Columbia to the Chicago area.Reshaping Alberta’s energy relationship with the federal government
Mark Carney has named Ontario Liberal MP Tim Hodgson the new federal minister of energy. The CBC’s Acton Clarkin has more on how Hodgson could set a new course for Alberta’s relationship with Ottawa over natural resources.
"We helped get that project off the ground," Hodgson said.
"That pipeline closed the natural gas price differential, supported jobs, and brought Alberta better royalties and the federal government more revenue. A better price for Canadian energy helped every Canadian — just like more recently, with the building of the TMX expansion."
The federal government under former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau purchased the Trans Mountain pipeline project and built the expansion pipeline to transport oil from Edmonton to an export terminal near Vancouver.
"I want to be very clear. In the new economy we are building, Canada will no longer be defined by delay. We will be defined by delivery," he said.
Trudeau introduced several policies aimed at reducing the country's greenhouse gas emissions, including the proposed emissions cap on the oil and gas sector, which represents 30 per cent of the country's total emissions.
He also reduced the amount of subsidies to the sector, strengthened climate targets, and introduced funding aimed at reducing emissions and developing carbon capture projects.
Carney has pledged to create a new federal office to give final decisions on projects, such as large export pipelines, within two years compared to the current five-year timeline. (Kyle Bakx/CBC)Hodgson repeated a phrase often promoted by the oil and gas sector about how the export of energy from Canada creates an overall benefit for the world.
"Every barrel of responsibly produced Canadian oil and every kilowatt of clean Canadian power can displace less clean, riskier energy elsewhere in the world," he said. "Our exports can help our allies break dependence on authoritarian regimes and help the world reduce our emissions."
Hodgson highlighted the need for various types of energy including nuclear power, while also pressing for the Pathways project to proceed, which is a proposed carbon-capture facility in the oilsands region of northern Alberta.
"All of us, governments and industry, need to get the Pathways project done. This government will not be a government of talk, but a government of action. We need the same from the province of Alberta and the Pathways Alliance," he said.
The Pathways organization is a collaboration between oilsands giants, including Suncor. The company's CEO Rich Kruger introduced Hodgson at the event, saying the government's focus on building is "music to Alberta's ears." He also praised Hodgson for his distinguished career.
The new energy minister did not make any announcements or signal any changes in government policy beyond what the Liberals had pledged during the campaign.
Several industry leaders say they want to see action from the federal government, but for now, are pleased with the change in tone.
"I haven't seen a federal cabinet minister talk about rig workers as much as ...[Hodgson] did in the last 10 years," said Mark Scholz, head of the Canadian Association of Energy Contractors, after the event. "It was a very encouraging speech."
Several provincial leaders, including Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, have called for a political "reset" in how Ottawa engages with the West.
"We are being forced to contend with yet another 'keep it in the ground' environment minister. This is a step in the wrong direction," Smith said, following the recent federal election.
Industry sees Hodgson as 'a great pick'
The Alberta government is much more open-minded about Hodgson's appointment, while those in the industry praised him as "a great pick" and "probably the best choice" for the job.Those in the industry hope Hodgson's combination of capital markets experience and knowledge of the oilpatch will help attract investment and shape policy that will help the sector blossom.
During the election campaign, Carney said his government would make Canada the world's "leading energy superpower" to kick-start the country's economy, build energy corridors, and make faster regulatory decisions on major projects.
The country is facing the possibility of an economic recession from the serious threat of U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs.
Hodgson's appointment could alleviate some of the frustrations voiced by oilpatch leaders about the re-election of the Liberals and the concerns of continued policies that target the sector.
Over the last decade, oilpatch leaders have criticized the Liberal government for introducing legislation that harms the sector such as the clean fuel regulations, the proposed emissions cap and changes to the federal assessment of major projects.
On Friday, Alberta cabinet minister Rajan Sawhney said many of Hodgson's messages "were encouraging."
Hodgson did not speak to reporters at the event. While in Calgary, the minister is meeting with Indigenous leaders, industry executives and Alberta government ministers.
