Dreams of Canada being an “energy superpower” have been dashed because of political leaders who place virtue signalling about climate above our national interests and the welfare of Canadians.
Canada’s oil and gas industry received another in a series of devastating blows this week when, as one of his first orders of business after being sworn in as U.S. president on Wednesday, Joe Biden issued an order revoking the permit for the Keystone XL pipeline, which would have transported crude from Alberta to Nebraska, and then on to Gulf Coast refineries.
The move was not unexpected, given that Biden had campaigned on cancelling the project. But after four years of strained relations, reversing course and allowing construction to continue would have sent a strong signal that the incoming administration intended to mend the bilateral relationship between the U.S. and Canada. That is, if there was any reason to believe that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government would have welcomed such a gesture.
And indeed, the federal government’s reaction to Biden’s executive order has been meek, to say the least. Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau said that “we understand” and “respect” the decision. Canada’s ambassador to the U.S., Kirsten Hillman, said the government was “very disappointed,” but that it respects Biden’s choice. And in a short statement on Wednesday, Trudeau said he is “disappointed,” but almost immediately went on to praise the Democrat for re-entering the Paris Agreement and halting oil and gas development in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
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(1) A global mad green news roundup
(2) Losing faith in Justin Trudeau ever again telling the truth
(3) Inside Alberta’s very bad week: A behind-the-scenes look at the killing of Keystone XL
(4) Federal government ‘looking into’ delivery of Epoch Times: Liberal MP
(5) MPs clash over pandemic response as Parliament resumes Monday
