Almost 20 years ago, Conservative prime minister Stephen Harper asserted Canada was an energy superpower. Under Justin Trudeau and the Liberal government, the narrative was not about flexing our energy muscles, but on reducing greenhouse-gas emissions and shifting to green energy.
And then along came Donald Trump. The U.S. President has driven home to Canadians the importance of Canada’s oil-and-gas sector. His administration has implemented tariffs on aluminum, steel and the automotive sector, but oil and gas was left alone. This drove home to Canadians the importance of the oil and gas sector – not just to the Canadian economy, but to the American economy, as well.
