If Canada wants to be an energy superpower, it needs a new approach – Resource Works

February 17, 2026

CAPP’s Lisa Baiton and the Macdonald-Laurier Institute’s Heather Exner-Pirot urge Parliament to resolve regulatory contradictions and attract capital

MPs on Parliament’s standing committee on natural resources were told, strongly, that “if Canada truly wants to become an energy superpower, we need a new approach.”

That was from Lisa Baiton, president and CEO of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP), who said: “The core question before us is not whether (world) energy demand will continue to grow, but whether Canada will choose to help meet that demand. . . .

“In this new era of economic nationalism, major policy change is required to attract the investment to rebuild our economy, create high-quality jobs, enhance our energy security, and strengthen our sovereignty.”