A coal train rounds a bend photographed from above.

Coal is king as world races to industrialize

North America’s efforts to adopt renewable energy is called a very small slice of overall global consumption

The agriculture industry continues to be pressured to take steps toward the “green economy,” but one U.S. insider says the global carbon footprint won’t be reduced any time soon as the rest of the world races to the catch up to the West industrially.

A busy Asian container port photographed from above.

China’s entry into WTO has had widespread consequences

Conflict in South China Sea could trigger recession on global scale given its importance to international trade

An adviser in U.S. government relations, geopolitical risk and international affairs says the road to world economic trade is filled with plenty of non-compliance potholes since China joined the World Trade Organization in 2001.

John Sitilides, who specializes in U.S. government relations, geopolitical risk and international affairs, speaks to attendees at the Alberta Beef Industry Conference in Calgary recently.

Tariffs called part of long game with trade negotiations

U.S. trade deficits with Canada and Mexico have more than doubled following transition from NAFTA to CUSMA

As the clock continues to tick to midnight April 2 on U.S. president Donald Trump’s month-long exemption on blanket tariffs to Canada that has left many ag industries at a standstill, one U.S. insider gave his thoughts at the 2025 Alberta Beef Industry Conference in Calgary on what he believes is the end game for the trade war.


The North Shore of Vancouver showing grain terminals and bulk carrier vessels at dock on an overcast day.

Maritime security crucial international trade

BlackRock consortium $23 billion deal gives BlackRock control over 43 ports in 23 countries

A recent Panama Canal deal serves as a snapshot of the importance of maritime security to a free and open trading system that has connected markets from all over the world and that has benefited Canada, the United States and other allies.