Cory Morgan: For the Sake of One of Canada’s Prime Industries, Let’s Hope Alberta’s Energy ‘War Room’ Re-Org Is Effective

Pumpjacks draw out oil and gas from wellheads near Calgary on April 28, 2023. The Canadian Press/Jeff McIntosh

Commentary

When the Canadian Energy Centre (CEC) was created in 2019 by the government of Alberta, it was an organization ostensibly designed to counter misinformation on the province’s energy sector. Unofficially dubbed the “War Room,” the CEC was expected to be pugnacious and swift in countering perceived attacks against Alberta’s oil and gas sector.