RUSS: Cheers to pipelines, a jewel of Canada’s economic future – Resource Works
April 28, 2025
Rather than something that needs to phased out, pipelines that deliver Canadian energy to international markets are a pillar of Canada’s economic future, writes Geoff Russ
Donald Trump has not wasted any time in introducing some of the toughest trade policies in the modern history of the United States, and that is bad news for Canada. We have to be thoughtful but decisive when it comes to picking the solutions to this complete reorientation of trade and commercial relations with the world more generally.
After an initial burst of enthusiasm for the possibility of enlarging Canada’s undersized energy infrastructure network, there were bipartisan calls for new oil pipelines and natural gas facilities to help Canada trade less with our newly belligerent southern neighbour, and more with new partners around the world.
This is now being followed up by a rhetorical counter-attack from the anti-energy fanatics who have mounted attacks against the idea of new pipelines with far more vigour than facts. One of the great rebuttals to most anti-energy “experts” is the recently completed Trans Mountain Expansion (TMX), which reveals the importance of such projects for all to see.
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