Liberal leadership candidate Chrystia Freeland's plan to boost Canada's LNG exports to allies is drawing criticism from those who say her past government hindered the sector. While Freeland emphasizes Canada's potential as an energy superpower, critics point to past actions like cancelling the Northern Gateway pipeline and imposing tanker restrictions as evidence of her government's anti-energy stance.
OTTAWA — Liberal leadership candidate Chrystia Freeland’s pitch to export liquefied natural gas to allies is drawing skeptical reactions from those who say her government neglected the sector over the past decade.
The Trudeau government shelved the Northern Gateway pipeline project in 2016. It also passed Bill C-48 in 2019, which prohibited tankers off the northwest coast of British Columbia. “Chrystia Freeland’s track record is indisputable,” said spokesperson Katherine Cuplinskas. “She delivers on getting Canadian resources to market while ensuring the highest environmental standards are met.”
“She’s trying to play both sides by saying, ‘Well, we’ll look at expanding the friendlier fossil fuel … but we’ll avoid mentioning the one that really is the fundamental economic driver,'” Hall Findlay said. “She’s trying to please everybody and I just don’t think that pleases anybody.
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