ESI Acquisition NewsTodd Hirsch is ATB's Chief Economist. He was recently appointed by the Alberta NDP to set economic policy for the province. Particularly, to advise on how to spend/invest massive windfall oil profits. Certainly, with Ensign being a Calgary, Alberta based company, Hirsch could have insider knowledge about any possible mergers/acquisitions but, I tend to agree with DeanEdmonton. Hirsch would have to be very careful about releasing that type of rumour and, generally, reputable banks and financial firms don't set their economic policies based on rumours. They tend to set them based on concrete economic data and information. If Todd Hirsch is giving out that kind of information, he could end up in court, similiar to Elon Musk!