It’s amazingly simple: Set unrealistic utopian thinking aside, give Japan the LNG and take the money.
At a press conference with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was asked about Canada selling more LNG to Japan.
After a few boilerplate statements about Canada being a reliable supplier – while notably not discussing an large-scale increases in exports – Trudeau pivoted to ‘decarbonizing.’
You can watch his remarks below:
“Trudeau answers a question on supplying Japan with LNG:
“We know that being a reliable supplier of energy is important. But even as we talk about things like LNG and traditional sources of energy, we know the world is moving aggressively and meaningfully towards decarbonizing.”
Trudeau answers a question on supplying Japan with LNG:
“We know that being a reliable supplier of energy is important. But even as we talk about things like LNG and traditional sources of energy, we know the world is moving aggressively and meaningfully towards decarbonizing.” pic.twitter.com/77pCvjX3lL
— The Real Andy Lee Show (@RealAndyLeeShow) January 12, 2023
It’s the same thing he did when German Chanceller Olaf Scholz came to Canada asking for more LNG. Trudeau instead talked about partnerships on hydrogen, which is all well and good but isn’t what Germany came to Canada asking for.
Likewise, Trudeau again talked about hydrogen and other issues with Japan, while missing the broader point:
JAPAN WANTS TO BUY CANADIAN LNG, AND CANADA DESPERATELY NEEDS MORE ECONOMIC GROWTH.
Seriously, this isn’t complicated at all.
Canada has something Japan and other countries really want to buy.
If we sell it to them, they benefit, and we benefit.
Our country is in the midst of a cost-of-living crisis, our deficit is high, and our productivity is low.
So, we could certainly use the wealth and the job creation that a surge in LNG exports would generate.
But Trudeau just can’t let go of his utopian ideology, and his obsession with being seen as some sort of environmental saviour.
If Trudeau wants to restrain the energy sector and ignore opportunities like this, then he should have gotten a job with some sort of advocacy group, rather than being Prime Minister of a country with immense energy resources.
Canada continues to be held back by the PM and the Liberal government, and both our own Citizens and our energy-desperate global allies are paying the price.
Spencer Fernando
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