During a recent meeting with oil and gas executives in Alberta, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney pledged to accelerate major energy projects. He said the federal government aims to make Canada an energy superpower.
“We met with leaders in clean and conventional energy today in Calgary. We all agree: it’s time to build,” Carney said on social media after the meeting.
He emphasized that the new government is ready to fast-track large projects nationwide to boost Canada’s energy sector.
Carney also met with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, who has long pushed for easier access to international markets for Alberta’s energy. She called for less federal control over emissions regulations.
Carney said their discussions focused on “building one united Canadian economy” and advancing major infrastructure projects in Alberta and across the country.
Smith stressed the need for guaranteed export corridors and port access on Canada’s Pacific, Arctic, and Atlantic coasts. She called for approval of a pipeline to British Columbia’s northwest coast, repeal of the Tanker Ban to allow exports from the Port of Prince Rupert, and returning industrial emissions regulation to provincial control.
Earlier this year, before Canada’s federal elections, top executives from major Canadian energy companies urged political parties to declare a national energy crisis. They asked for key projects to be recognized as in the “national interest” to speed up approvals, planning, and construction of pipelines and LNG terminals.
“Canadians increasingly see the importance of using our abundant energy to defend sovereignty, play a global role, and improve economic competitiveness,” said 14 CEOs from Canada’s largest pipeline and oil and gas companies.
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