CBC's West of Centre political podcast breaks down early signals from Canada’s new Minister of Energy and Natural Resources as he attempts to reset Ottawa’s rocky relationship with Western Canada’s energy sector. Tim Hodgson brings both Bay Street credentials and oilpatch familiarity — and he's leaning into both. Guest host Jim Brown was joined by Grant Sprague, former Alberta deputy energy minister; Globe and Mail energy reporter Emma Graney; and Bill Whitelaw, chair of the Canadian Society for Evolving Energy.