Natural gas exporters around the world leaving Canada behind, CAC says
by CM Staff
Canada Action released national polling that indicated 73 per cent of respondents felt Canada should advocate for its energy sector as a leader in environmentally sustainable production.
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CALGARY — Canada Action Coalition founder and spokesperson Cody Battershill says he and his organization back the Canadian government’s recent statement about bringing more Canadian energy and resource products to the global market.
The organization did not specify where and when the country’s leaders made such statements.
“Canadians know the country’s energy sector is committed to improving its environmental initiatives while Canada retains reliable access to energy in all its forms,” Battershill said in a statement.
The announcement from Canada Action referred to comments from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Deputy PM Chrystia Freeland and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson in which they reportedly made public their wish for Canada’s energy and natural resources sectors to grow to help meet world demand.
Battershill opined that countries like Argentina, Mexico, Australia, the United States, Nigeria, Qatar and others have left Canada behind as they have expanded their own natural gas exports at “our expense.”
He proposed the notion that Canada’s LNG emissions would be the lowest on the planet, and he supported this statement by suggesting that Canada’s environment and human rights regulations are “the world’s most stringent.”
Battershill also stated that Indigenous communities are eager to move their energy projects forward; however, no Indigenous speakers on the subject were included in Canada Action’s announcement and no energy projects concerning Indigenous groups were specified.
“Our organization thinks it’s equally critical we continue to support emissions reductions innovation in our energy sector while we grow our export market access and provide our superior energy and resource products to the world,” Battershill said in a statement.
Last month, Canada Action released national polling that indicated 73 per cent of respondents felt Canada should advocate for its energy sector as a leader in environmentally sustainable production.
According to Canada Action, eight in ten respondents (79 per cent) said they’d prefer to use Canadian energy in their day-to-day lives.
