A Pipeline or a Pipe Dream? Ft. Jack Mintz

On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Joe and Kelly talk with Jack Mintz about the competitiveness implications of the Canada-Alberta MoU for oil CCUS and export, in relation to his recent article for the Financial Post: https://financialpost.com/opinion/jack-mintz-alberta-getting-pipeline-or-sold-pipe-dream // For the intro segment, Kelly and Joe discuss the impacts of American and Ukrainian moves to curtail Russian oil export. // Guest Bio: - Jack Mintz is an accomplished Canadian economist with affiliations with the University of Calgary, the CD Howe Institute, and the MacDonald Laurier Institute // 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 // Reading Recommendations: - "Hitler's People: The Faces of the Third Reich", by Richard Evans: https://www.amazon.ca/Hitlers-People-Faces-Third-Reich/dp/0593296427 // Interview recording Date: December 3, 2025 // 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. // Produced by Joe Calnan. Music credits to Drew Phillips.