The Bell Chair In Canadian Parliamentary Democracy Presents:
Build Baby Build? Lessons From Mega Pipelines And Mega Resistance
Speaker: Amy Janzwood, Department Of Political Science, Mcgill University
As Canada advances “nation-building” energy projects and regulatory overhauls in pursuit of becoming an “energy superpower,” this talk examines how resistance has reshaped the politics of energy infrastructure in Canada.
“Mega Pipelines, Mega Resistance is an ambitious study that underscores the power of campaign coalitions to sustain resistance, influence government policy, and shape industry decisions. It reveals how and why social movements have frustrated major pipeline development in North America.” (UBC Press)
- Thursday March 12, 2026 @2:45-4:00PM
- Loeb A602
“Amy Janzwood is an assistant professor in the Department of Political Science and the Bieler School of the Environment at McGill University. Her research examines the comparative politics of energy and the environment, including the political economy of energy transitions, the contested politics of fossil fuel production, and the pathways that move us towards more just and sustainable energy systems.
She is chair of the Steering Committee of the Women & Inclusivity in Sustainable Energy Research (WISER) network, on the Board of Directors at the Canadian Political Science Association (CPSA), an associate editor of the Earth System Governance journal, and a member of the Climate Social Science Network (CSSN).
Dr. Jazwood holds a PhD in Political Science and Environmental Studies from the University of Toronto and a Master of Arts in Global Governance from the Balsillie School of International Affairs.
She is a settler of Scottish and Irish ancestry and grew up on the traditional territory of the Anishinabewaki, Attiwonderonk, and Mississauga peoples. She lives and works on unceded Kanien’kehá:ka Territory” (Amy Janzwood)