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Top Energy Journalists in Canada (2025)

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Andrew Nikiforuk

Energy journalist at The Tyee, Canada
Canada
Energy
Environment
Climate

This award-winning Canadian journalist exposes the complex relationships between energy policy, environmental limits, and political power. As The Tyee’s senior energy analyst since 2010, Nikiforuk specializes in:

  • Energy Political Economy: Tracking how resource extraction shapes governance models
  • Historical Energy Transitions: Comparing current climate strategies to past failures
  • Resource Depletion Mathematics: Calculating the true costs of fossil dependence

Pitching Insights

  • Do: Frame stories through energy’s societal impacts (not technical specs)
  • Don’t: Pitch green tech product launches or corporate sustainability pledges
  • Unique Angle: His 2025 work redefined “energy transition” as myth requiring systemic overhaul

Career Highlights

  • 2002 Governor General’s Award for Saboteurs
  • 2009 Rachel Carson Prize for tar sands exposés
  • 2024 Canadian Journalists for Free Expression Award

Chris Varcoe

Energy journalist at Calgary Herald, Canada
Canada
Energy
Business
Politics

For over 25 years, Chris Varcoe has shaped Canada’s energy discourse through the Calgary Herald. His reporting bridges boardroom strategies and field operations, specializing in:

  • Export Infrastructure Economics: Track record of analyzing pipeline/LNG projects’ national impact
  • Commodity Market Fluctuations: Regular commentary on OPEC decisions’ Alberta consequences
  • Energy Policy Development: 14+ federal/provincial policies informed by his reporting

Pitching Insights

Successful pitches combine technical specificity with macroeconomic vision. Recent impactful pieces include:

“REEF demonstrates the opportunities created by Canadian ports to create strategic market access”

Achievement Highlights

  • 2024 NNA Finalist: Energy sector fiscal policy analysis
  • 2023 CAJ Award: Investigative methane emissions series

Eric Reguly

Energy journalist at The Globe and Mail, Canada
Canada
Energy
Climate
Military

Eric Reguly, European bureau chief for The Globe and Mail, specializes in energy transitions, climate policy accountability, and military security failures. Based in Rome, his work spans conflict zones and policy boardrooms, offering a unique blend of ground-level reporting and macro-analysis.

Pitching Priorities

  • Renewable energy in conflict zones: Highlight projects or policies advancing sustainability amid instability, akin to his coverage of Ukraine’s DTEK.
  • Climate hypocrisy audits: Expose gaps between governmental/corporate pledges and actions, as seen in his Trudeau critique.
  • Military institutional flaws: Leaks or insider accounts revealing systemic security lapses, mirroring his Pentagon group chat investigation.

Awards Spotlight

Reguly’s accolades include the 2024 Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for his book Ghosts of War, cementing his influence in political and investigative journalism.

Geoffrey Morgan

Energy journalist at Bloomberg News, Canada
Canada
Energy
Finance
Business

Bloomberg News' lead Canadian energy reporter Geoffrey Morgan specializes in commodities market volatility and trade policy impacts. With a decade of experience across Financial Post and Bloomberg, his work informs institutional investors and policymakers.

Key Coverage Areas

  • Uranium Markets: Tracks pricing fluctuations and geopolitical influences
  • Trade Policy: Analyzes cross-border regulations affecting resource extraction
  • Equity Financing: Reports on energy sector capital raising challenges

Pitching Priorities

  • Exclusive access to commodity price forecasting models
  • Regulatory change impact analyses from legal experts
  • Energy sector bankruptcy/restructuring documents

Gordon Hoekstra

Energy journalist at Vancouver Sun, Canada
Canada
Energy
Environment
Business

Gordon Hoekstra is an award-winning investigative journalist at the Vancouver Sun, where he specializes in energy, environmental policy, and corporate accountability. Based in Canada, his work consistently bridges technical industry practices with public safety concerns, driving legislative reforms in sectors like transportation and mining.

Pitching Insights

  • Focus Areas:
    • Energy Regulation: Highlight stories where policy gaps endanger public safety or enable corporate malfeasance.
    • Environmental Monitoring: Longitudinal studies on post-disaster ecological recovery or regulatory compliance failures.
  • Avoid:
    • Celebrity-driven narratives or consumer-focused renewable tech (e.g., solar panel reviews).

Achievements

  • 2024 Jack Webster Award winner for impactful infrastructure reporting.
  • Key contributor to Canada’s anti-money laundering task force formation through investigative series.

Heather Yourex-West

Energy journalist at Global News, Canada
Canada
Energy
Business
Climate

We find in Heather Yourex-West Canada's preeminent analyst of energy policy's human and economic dimensions. Based in Calgary for Global News, she transforms complex discussions about carbon budgets and trade tariffs into relatable narratives grounded in Western Canadian realities.

Key Coverage Areas

  • Energy Transition Economics: Track record of explaining how climate policies affect workers, communities, and government balance sheets
  • Intergovernmental Resource Battles: Regularly breaks news on federal-provincial energy jurisdiction disputes
  • Global Market Local Impacts: Expertise in connecting OPEC decisions to Main Street business forecasts

Pitching Insights

"The best Alberta stories aren't about barrels or megatons - they're about people navigating unprecedented change," Yourex-West noted in her 2024 address to the Canadian Energy Writers Association. This philosophy shapes her openness to stories that:
  • Show measurable community impacts of energy policies
  • Highlight innovative workforce transition programs
  • Examine budget tradeoffs between legacy industries and green tech

With multiple National Newspaper Award nominations and a reputation for scoops that move markets, Yourex-West remains essential reading for understanding Canada's energy future. Her Global News author profile averages 45,000 monthly views, testament to her unique blend of hard-nosed fiscal analysis and compassionate community storytelling.

Jesse Snyder

Energy journalist at The Logic, Canada
Canada
Energy
Business
Politics

Jesse Snyder brings a unique hybrid perspective to energy reporting, combining military logistics experience, corporate law expertise, and policy analysis. As The Logic’s Alberta correspondent, he primarily covers:

  • Oil & Gas Governance: Boardroom strategies in Canada’s energy sector, with emphasis on shareholder activism
  • Trade Policy: USMCA/NAFTA compliance challenges for cross-border energy infrastructure
  • Political Economy: Electoral impacts on prairie province resource development

Pitching Preferences

  • Preferred Sources: Regulatory filings, earnings call transcripts, insider whistleblowers
  • Geographic Focus: Alberta (67% coverage), Saskatchewan (22%), National/International (11%)
  • Avoid: Consumer-facing renewable tech, individual investor profiles
“The most consequential energy battles aren’t fought in legislatures—they’re waged in corporate boardrooms and trade arbitration panels.” – Jesse Snyder, The Logic (2024)

Achievements

  • Cited in 3 Canadian parliamentary reports on trade policy
  • 2025 Duke University AI Governance Lecturer
  • 9+ years combined legal/journalism experience

Meghan Potkins

Energy journalist at Financial Post, Canada
Canada
Energy
Business
Environment

Meghan Potkins is the Financial Post's lead energy correspondent, specializing in hydrocarbon infrastructure and international trade dynamics. Based in Calgary, her reporting spans:

  • Pipeline Politics: Tracking regulatory battles and financing models for major projects
  • Corporate Strategy: Analyzing merger activity and shareholder activism in the oilpatch
  • Global Markets: Assessing Canada's competitive position in LNG exports

Pitching Priorities

Successful story ideas often involve:

  • U.S.-Canada regulatory divergences impacting energy projects
  • Emerging Asian markets for Canadian hydrocarbons
  • Innovative financing models for transition-era infrastructure

Awards & Credentials

  • 2024 CEPA Finalist for investigative pipeline reporting
  • Certified Energy Risk Professional (GARP)
  • Frequent commentator on CBC's Energy Markets Today
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