{"id":79484,"date":"2026-10-10T11:00:43","date_gmt":"2026-10-10T11:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/2026\/10\/10\/energy-firm-merger-creates-a-powerful-combination-fp-video-explains\/"},"modified":"2026-10-10T11:00:43","modified_gmt":"2026-10-10T11:00:43","slug":"energy-firm-merger-creates-a-powerful-combination-fp-video-explains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/2026\/10\/10\/energy-firm-merger-creates-a-powerful-combination-fp-video-explains\/","title":{"rendered":"Energy firm merger creates a powerful combination: FP Video explains"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> \n<br \/><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Arlene Dickinson on waking Canada&amp;apos;s &amp;apos;sleeping giant&amp;apos;\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7vOjScDJZV8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p> This week, FP Video talks to entrepreneur Arlene Dickinson about what venture capital can do for Canada\u2019s agricultural industries and looks at Emera and ATCO \u2018s Canadian Utilities \u2018 proposed merger into one mammoth energy company. Guests also tell us what\u2019s affecting the Canadian dollar and how it\u2019s faring against the U.S. greenback, and we sneak a peak forward to what retailers and shoppers can expect this holiday shopping season. <\/p>\n<h2>Arlene Dickinson on waking Canada\u2019s \u2018sleeping giant\u2019<\/h2>\n<p> One of Canada\u2019s best known entrepreneurs Arlene Dickinson talks to Larysa Harapyn about her new venture capital fund in Canada\u2019s agri-food sector. <\/p>\n<h2>Emera, ATCO create $72 billion power behemoth<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Emera, ATCO create $72B power behemoth\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uUXPRXnu5Zo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p> Halifax-based Emera and Canadian Utilities, a subsidiary of Calgary-headquartered ATCO, plan to combine into one of North America\u2019s largest electric utilities. Watch to find out about the deal and what it could mean. <\/p>\n<h2>How low can the Canadian dollar go?<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How low can the Canadian dollar go?\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/m0vS6ooYans?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p> Karl Schamotta, chief market strategist at Corpay, talks about the forces driving currency markets and how the Canadian dollar is standing up to the greenback. <\/p>\n<h2>\u2018Fragile\u2019 consumers to spend less this holiday season<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"&amp;apos;Fragile&amp;apos; consumers to spend less this holiday season\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OMQsrPI5dD8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p> Bruce Winder retail analyst talks about how it is shaping up to be a challenging holiday season for retailers. <\/p>\n<h2>Energy executives confident new oil pipeline gets built<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Energy Executives Confident New Oil Pipeline gets Built\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WCvivV-mGXs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p> Sentiment in Canada\u2019s oilpatch has changed sharply in one year. According to a closely watched survey, executives and investors now expect a proposed oil pipeline to the B.C. coast will get built, while producers plan more spending. <\/p>\n<ul class=\"related_links\">\n<li>The best Canadian investment bets amid trade turmoil: FP Video explains<\/li>\n<li>Trump&#8217;s escalating trade war in focus: FP Video Explains<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<br \/>Energy firm merger creates a powerful combination: FP Video explains<\/a><br \/>\n<br \/>2026-10-10 11:00:43<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week, FP Video talks to entrepreneur Arlene Dickinson about what venture capital can do for Canada\u2019s agricultural industries and looks at Emera and ATCO \u2018s Canadian Utilities \u2018 proposed&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-79484","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-economy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79484","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=79484"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79484\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=79484"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=79484"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=79484"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}