This week, FP Video looks at how the ongoing fuel-cost crisis will only get worse as the war in the Middle East continues. Plus, how

returning snowbirds from abroad are keeping up demand in cottage country , while the rest of Canada’s real estate market is expected to be low and slow. The week winds up with a deep dive into the MOU

Snowbirds moving home drive cottage demand

between Ottawa and Alberta after passing its first deadline. Anne-Elise Cugliari Allegritti, vice president of Communications and Research at Royal LePage, talks with Financial Post’s Larysa Harapyn about the state of Canada’s recreational real estate market.

Iran oil shock ‘worst energy crisis of our lifetime’

Eric Nuttall, partner and senior portfolio manager with Ninepoint Partners, talks about the oil crisis arising from the Middle East conflict and how the worst is yet to come, including shortages within weeks in North America.

Housing market likely to stay soft for most of 2026

Dawn Desjardins, chief economist of Deloitte Canada, talks about the outlook for the economy this year.

A report card on the Energy MOU between Ottawa & Alberta

Ottawa and Alberta set an ambitious April 1 deadline for key pieces of their energy Memorandum of Understanding. Some files have clearly moved ahead. Others still need answers. Here’s where impact assessments, methane, carbon pricing and the Pathways carbon capture project stand, as well as why that matters for any future pipeline.

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