Greetings, and welcome back to the podcast. Stockwell Day was successfully elected nine times over 25 years at two levels of government and in two separate provinces. From 1986 to 2000, he served in the Alberta Legislature as Government House Leader, Minister of Labour, Minister of Social Services and Minister of Finance. In 2000 Stockwell Day won the leadership of the Canadian Alliance and became Leader of Canada’s Official Opposition. In the general election that followed soon after, ...

Greetings, and welcome back to the podcast. This episode we are joined by Heather Exner-Pirot - Senior Fellow and Director of Energy, Natural Resources and Environment at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, Special Advisor to the Business Council of Canada, Research Advisor to the Indigenous Resource Network, and Global Fellow at the Wilson Centre in Washington D.C. She has twenty years of experience in Indigenous, Arctic and resource development and governance. She has publish...

Greetings, and welcome back to the podcast. This episode we are joined by Mr. Dan Halyk - CEO of Total Energy Services - a TSX listed energy services company with a market cap of ~$550 million. Mr. Halyk is the founder of Total Energy and has served as a director since its inception in November 1996 and Chief Executive Officer since 2002. Mr. Halyk co-founded Trident Capital Partners in 1997, a private limited partnership that invested primarily in the energy and real estate...

Greetings, and welcome back to the podcast. This episode we are joined by Mr. Vern Yu - CEO of AltaGas - a TSX listed midstream & utilities company with a market cap of ~$13 billion. As President and Chief Executive Officer, Vern Yu leads the development and execution of AltaGas’ strategy, oversees operations and manages the business and affairs of AltaGas. Vern is an experienced executive with a proven track record of success across the energy infrastructure value chain including...

Greetings, and welcome back to the podcast. This episode, we are joined by Mr. Manuj Nikhanj - CEO of Enverus - a private energy-focused software and data analytics company with revenues of ~$1 billion. Before joining Enverus, Manuj was co-President and co-CEO of RS Energy Group. Over the last 17 years he has completed several hundred evaluations of public and private producers, plays and assets. Manuj has served as a trusted advisor for multiple company boards and executive tea...

Greetings, and welcome back to the podcast. This episode, we are joined by Mr. Steve Letwin - CEO of Mancal Corporation - a privately owned holding company of the Mannix family - with interests in natural resources, energy, real estate, and venture capital. Steve has served on Mancal Corporation’s Board of Directors since the company’s inception in 1999, Steve was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer in 2020. He brings a strong background in natural resources, having ...

Greetings, and welcome back to the podcast. This episode, we are joined by Mr. Grant Fagerheim - CEO of Whitecap Resources - a TSX listed energy company with a market cap of ~$14 billion. Mr. Fagerheim is President and Chief Executive Officer of Whitecap Resources Inc., a position he has held since 2009, and also founder of Whitecap Resources Inc., Kereco Energy Ltd. (Cadence), Ketch Resources Ltd, and Ketch Energy Ltd. He was appointed to the board of The Fraser Institut...

Greetings, and welcome back to the podcast. This episode, we are joined by Mr. Steve Loukas - CEO of Obsidian Energy - a TSX listed energy company with a market cap of approximately $600 million, and partner at FrontFour Capital Group - a value-based investment management firm. Stephen Loukas was appointed Interim President and Chief Executive Officer of Obsidian Energy Ltd. effective December 5, 2019 and elected to the Board of Directors following the 2018 Annual and Spe...

Greetings, and welcome back to the podcast. This episode, we are joined by Mr. John Dielwart - Chairman of TransAlta a TSX listed ectricity generation and wholesale marketing company with a market cap of ~$7 billion. Mr. Dielwart was formerly Chief Executive Officer of ARC Resources Ltd., which owns and operates oil and gas properties in Western Canada. He oversaw the growth of ARC Resources from start-up in 1996 to a company with a total capitalization of approximately $10 billion at...

Greetings & welcome back to the podcast. This episode we are joined by Terry Etam - energy executive, best-selling author of the The End of Fossil Fuel Insanity & contributor to the boereport.com Terry’s wide range of energy experience includes executive level positions , writing best selling novels & hands on experience in the field. You can find Terry's writing on the boereport.com as well as his personal website publicenergynumberone.com Among other things we learn...

Greetings, and welcome back to the podcast. This episode, we are joined by Mr. Murray Mullen - CEO of Mullen Group - a TSX listed logistics company with a market cap of ~$1.2 billion. Mr. Mullen joined the Company in 1977 after graduating from the University of Calgary with a Bachelor of Arts (Economics) degree and has served in various capacities with Mullen Group. Mr. Mullen has been instrumental in the growth of Mullen Group and has directed all of the acquisitions undertaken...

Greetings, and welcome back to the podcast. This episode, we are joined by Lucy Hargreaves - CEO of Build Canada - a non-profit organization & civic movement seeking to drive economic growth and prosperity in Canada. Build Canada has expanded from policy memos to nationwide events, open-source tools (e.g., an AI "MP" for bill analysis and a trade barriers tracker), and campus chapters at over 15 universities, fostering a "builder movement" to make Canada the world's most prosperous nati...

Greetings, and welcome back to the podcast. This episode, we are joined by Mr. Bob Dhillon - President & CEO of Mainstreet Equity - a TSX listed real estate company with a market cap of ~$2 billion. Bob Dhillon is Founder, President & CEO of Mainstreet Equity Corp., a publicly traded real estate corporation on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX:MEQ). Based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, as at Q3 2025, assets are valued at CDN$3B+ with 18,771 rental apartment units across western Canada (...

Greetings, and welcome back to the podcast. This episode we are joined by Mr. Mike Rose - CEO of Tourmaline Oil Corp- a TSX listed energy company with a market cap of ~$24 billion. Mr. Rose has been the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Tourmaline since he founded the Company in August 2008. Prior thereto, he was Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Duvernay Oil Corp. (“Duvernay“), a publicly traded oil and gas company (2004-2008). Mr. Rose has more ...

Greetings, and welcome back to the podcast. This episode we are joined by Mr. Brian Schmidt - CEO of Tamarack Valley Energy - a TSX listed energy company with a market cap of ~$3 billion. Mr. Schmidt is Chief Executive Officer and a founder of Tamarack Valley Energy. He is Chair of Tamarack Clearwater GP Inc. which provides oversight to the Clearwater Infrastructure Limited Partnership operations. Mr. Schmidt is an Honorary Chief of the Blood Tribe and is currently a Board o...

Greetings, and welcome back to the podcast. This episode we are joined by Mr. Kaes Van't Hof - CEO of Diamondback Energy - a NASDAQ listed energy company with a market cap of ~$45 billion. Mr. Van’t Hof has served as the Chief Executive Officer and as a director of Diamondback since May 2025. Prior to his current position, he served as our President from February 2025 to May 2025, President and Chief Financial Officer from February 2022 to February 2025, Chief Financial Officer an...

Greetings, and welcome back to the podcast. This episode we are joined by Mr. Ian Anderson - former CEO of Trans Mountain Corp. & Kinder Morgan Canada Inc. Mr. Anderson retired in 2022 after 17 years as the CEO and President of Trans Mountain Corp, and predecessor companies, including Kinder Morgan Canada Inc. Mr. Anderson had a 44 year career in the utility and midstream pipeline industry with such companies as Inter City Gas, Westcoast Energy, BC Gas, Kinder Morg...

Greetings, and welcome back to the podcast. This episode we are joined by Mr. JP Lachance - CEO of Peyto Exploration - a TSX listed energy company with a market cap of ~$4 billion. Jean-Paul (JP) Lachance joined Peyto in 2011 as VP Exploitation before being promoted to COO on Feb. 1 2018 and subsequently assumed the role of President and CEO on Jan. 1, 2023. Mr. Lachance has over 30 years of industry experience and held prior positions with ProspEx Resources Ltd., Marathon, ...

Greetings, and welcome back to the podcast. This episode we are joined by Mr. Michael Culbert - board member of ARC Resources & TC Energy. Mr. Culbert has 35 years of experience in the North American energy industry with expertise in operations, development, finance, marketing, regulatory and business development. Previously, he co-founded Progress Energy where he held the positions of President and Chief Executive Officer, and ultimately Vice Chairman of PETRONAS Energy...

Greetings, and welcome back to the podcast. This episode we are joined by Mr. Chris Doornbos - CEO of E3 Lithium - a CVE listed Lithium company with a market cap of ~$100 million. Chris is an entrepreneur, aviator, and founder of emerging ideas and technology, with a passion for collaboration and innovation. Chris is the founder of E3 Lithium, a world-leading lithium resource and technology development company. Chris emphasizes risk management, developing and managing an exceptional tec...