When asked if they would support pipeline expansion of either LNG or oil to get Canadian resources to markets other than the US, 7 in 10 Canadians said they approve. (70.3%) with a near majority strongly approving. (49.2%). This includes clear majority approvals in every region of Canada, highest in Alberta (80%) and lowest in the Prairies (61%).
Interesting findings by Mainstreet. Especially abt QC.
The issue is integration with the US and as much as I hate fossil fuels and want us all off asap, until we don’t need it, we are at a strategic risk because we can’t independently power ourselves coast to coast. Why canada imports oil at all should be viewed as a problem after the middle east trouble.
https://www.cer-rec.gc.ca/en/data-analysis/energy-markets/market-snapshots/2024/market-snapshot-crude-oil-imports-rose-slightly-2023-first-time-since-2019.html
Even Quebec, who have the easiest time fully electrifying still have massive fossil fuel consumption. If they aren’t ready, no one else is even close.
Canada has to amp up full electrictrification efforts, but that will take decades. In the mean time we need to protect our energy supplies for domestic consumption and diversify our customer base for exports.
Edit: This also includes supporting europe’s strategic needs. The must get off fossil fuels. Until they do, they need to stop being a customer of Russia.
It’s worse than that. We move oil through the US in order to reach our refineries. That said I’m very skeptical this gov’t would address this vulnerability.
This is what they have been trying, but politically they have not been able to. No doubt with US influence. They like us like this when they got us by the balls with Cushing our only customer and our industrial heartland dependent on them.