Canada’s opposition Conservatives, leading in the polls ahead of October elections, will seek to make the country oil independent within 10 years if they win power, the party’s leader said Thursday.
Canada has enough oil “to put an end to all foreign oil imports once and for all,” Scheer said in a keynote address in Toronto, part of a string of planned speeches in coming weeks to roll out policy positions ahead of the vote. “An energy independent Canada would be a Canada firing on all cylinders.”
Without providing details, Scheer pledged to repeal pipeline and oil shipping laws working their way through the Senate, and cancel federal levies on carbon introduced earlier this year by Trudeau. He also promised to establish clear timelines for regulatory approvals and “assert federal jurisdiction when necessary,” ostensibly a nod to more forcibly pushing pipeline projects through construction.
Source: Energy Industry News (energyindustrynews.net)
The problem with Andrew Sheers plan to be energy self sufficient by 2030 is that it will not be renewable energy. Andrew and his provincial leaders favour oil and coal. 18 coal fired energy plants in Alberta to be utilized longer. Coal or climate change where do you stand Andrew
It would be about time should have been done years ago
Extremely accomplishable , should be a no-brainer
He wont do that by just sticking to oil. Oil is the dinosaur of energy. Scheers party is the dinosaurs of Canadian politics. Time to flush them like the turds they are.
Sounds like a promise that won't be met, or at the very least hurt Canadians in an effort to be met. NotLookingForwardToIt
Isnt that like 3 pipelines and 4 nuclear plants?
We do want clean energy. Protect the environment. Go to Northern Alberta and look at the polluted lakes and abnormalities in the frogs and fish as well. Energy independence should not be at the expense of damaging the pristine waters along B.C. coast.
'a single corridor of energy infrastructure across the country' = sounds like AndrewScheer wants to SOCIALIZE our energy.
Hey wait a minute that makes sense....here comes the criticism in 3-2-1.....
LarryMillerMP This is attainable and frankly should have been done decades ago. Build the pipelines.Shut off the Saudi, Venezuelan oil supply. Work with the Irvings to build up a dessimated New Brunswick and clean up the horrible mess started by Pierre and turned into a clusterf*ck by Junior.
Looks like he was ready to unveil his plan for the environment after all!
Canada has the 3rd largest oil reserves in the world. It's an absolute disgrace that Canada isn't energy independent now.
Hot air is not a good source of home heating, Andy.
aaawwe did you read that statement written for you by the oil industry all on your own?! good boy!
Maybe Meberta should go out and make a deal. Kiss some provincial ass and get it done. Bend over a little. Hurts doesn’t it. They want their cake and to eat it too.
BuildThePipeLine
What a puppet. When PET proposed the same thing in 1980, Alberta cried like a bitch. Now, because they’re still crying about all the other provinces who they disregarded years ago, schmeer is going to be their champion. Won’t happen unless he uses the Notwithstanding clause.
Should have been years ago. Come on Quebec, stop buying oil from Saudia Arabia.
And women’s rights gone by 2020 HandmaidsTale sameshitdiffrentCPCdouche halfaminute man AndrewScheer everyone! womensmarch he will “support” women and girls..
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