Pierre Poilievre promises to revive oil and gas transportation projects as a way to get around the tariffs threatened by Donald Trump, whose country imports almost all of the crude oil exported by Canada.
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“Now, we depend on the Americans because of the liberals and the radical “leftists” who want nothing to do with economic development. I am going to allow the construction of natural gas plants, gas pipelines, oil pipelines, other projects without state subsidies to be able to export our energy around the world,” said the conservative leader, traveling in Colombia. British, Thursday.
By putting obstacles in the way of projects such as Northern Gateway, or closer to home, Énergie Est and GNL Québec, Canada finds itself stuck with the United States as the only exporting country and must therefore sell its raw material. at prices “well below the market price,” he argued.
-For example, Canada currently sells its gas to the Americans at a third of the price of gas sold in Europe, notably by Russia, maintained Mr. Poilievre.
“The first thing President Trump should do when he becomes president of the United States is send flowers to the liberals of Canada […]“, he quipped.
Mr. Poilievre avoided taking a position on the case of Alberta, which stands apart by refusing to consider any tariffs on its oil and gas exports as a measure of retaliation for Donald Trump’s tariffs.
“We will take all necessary measures to protect the livelihoods of Albertans from such destructive federal policies,” said Premier Danielle Smith.
What does Mr. Poilievre think of this position, which contrasts with the united front presented by the other provinces on Wednesday? It’s difficult to know: he responded each time that the liberals had placed the country at a disadvantage and that export projects should be given the green light.
François Legault, for example, has not ruled out any scenario, including that of imposing tariffs on exports of aluminum and even hydroelectricity.
