The Evan Bray Show - Heather Exner-Pirot - November 19th, 2025

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Prime Minister Mark Carney unveiled the latest list of major projects last week. While the list includes new projects, some question what's missing from the list, like pipelines. Heather Exner-Pirot, Senior Fellow and Director of Energy, Natural Resources and Environment at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute in Ottawa, joins Evan to explain what the announcement means and where the province stands on oil and gas.
19 Nov 2025 9AM English Canada News Commentary

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