Diversifying with more pipelines? That's doubling down on fossil fuels, not diversifying. While Canada clings to fossil infrastructure, jurisdictions with stable renewable policies are pulling ahead and attracting the talent we're losing.
We are diversifying trade. A world where almost everything went south is not one to which we can go back.
But we are interested in going forward. This week, at the Atlantic Council’s Global Energy Forum in D.C., I discussed how Canada and the United States can increase energy trade to serve both our nations, strengthen security, and create prosperity on both sides of the border.
I also emphasized that broader free trade - and our current free trade agreement - underpins energy trade.
The free movement of the steel that makes up our pipelines, the aluminum in our wind and solar infrastructure, the vehicles that service our rigs, and the lumber used to construct our facilities keeps energy prices down and makes us all richer.