Conrad Black: By Taking Advantage of Our Natural Resources Instead of Being Ashamed of Them, Canada Can Prosper

A stream runs along the outskirts of Neskantaga First Nation, part of northern Ontario’s mineral-rich Ring of Fire region, on Aug. 20, 2023. The Canadian Press/Chris Young11/25/2025|Updated: 11/25/2025CommentaryThere is distinct room for relief and even satisfaction that the federal government is apparently prepared to encourage the expanded Trans Mountain pipeline. It is apparently also prepared to lift the tanker ban on the West Coast to facilitate Alberta oil and gas exports, even though it may need to rely on opposition MPs to do so.Conrad Black has been one of Canada’s most prominent financiers for 40 years and was one of the leading newspaper publishers in the world. He’s the author of authoritative biographies of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Richard Nixon, and, most recently, “Donald J. Trump: A President Like No Other,” which has been republished in updated form. Follow Conrad Black with Bill Bennett and Victor Davis Hanson on their podcast Scholars and Sense.Author’s Selected Articles