Scrapped pipelines cost Canada billions

Since 2015, when Justin Trudeau became prime minister, Canada has cancelled pipelines and resource projects worth a staggering amount.

One observer, Canada Action, calculates the lost opportunities as worth $670 billion

Our Resource Works CEO, Stewart Muir, notes in his latest Power Struggle podcast that when Ottawa spiked those opportunities “it was obvious that foregone pipeline projects would eventually cost us dearly.”

And he adds: “Canada’s exposure to U.S. tariff harms today is the direct result of those bad choices.”

As he says (from Leduc AB, where Canada’s oil industry began) oil is Canada’s most valuable export.

Even after 158 years as a nation. we’re vulnerable.

“We’re still an economic colony, not of Britain like we once were, but of the United States.”
And Canada’s exposure to U.S. tariffs today is the direct result of Ottawa’s bad choices.

“The fallout could be brutal. Think layoffs, a massive hit to national income, and even more financial strain on Ottawa.”

It could be very different: Canada could be a key player in a North American energy strategy. 

Watch this latest (14th) episode of Power Struggle here: https://ow.ly/swTJ50UJ8LB

And watch previous episodes here: https://ow.ly/pBM850UJ8LU

Get the latest news with the Resource Works newsletter.

Shaping the Peace: Balancing Energy, Environment, and Equity in Northeast BC's Peace River Region

Help Us Get Things Done

Related News

Is there a “simple fix” in the battle over lumber?

An emerging viewpoint has it that restrictions on exporting logs are a "net loss" to the Canadian economy. Meantime, American critics are disputing the policy

“What are you doing about this?” Derek Evans on Cause & Affect

In Episode 8 of Resource Works' Cause & Affect podcast, co-hosts Stewart Muir and Margareta Dovgal chat with Derek Evans about efforts to decarbonize the

Equity partnerships represent a turning point for Indigenous communities

Indigenous entrepreneurs are putting tired narratives to rest. Josiah Haynes explores the partnerships defining a new generation of economic reconciliation.