‘Carney has to pick a lane’: Advocates and opponents worry about mixed signals from Liberals on fossil fuels
OTTAWA — In the span of half a day this week, different members of the Liberal government — including Prime Minister Mark Carney — spoke in different ways about one of the most divisive political issues in Canada: fossil-fuel pipelines.
After his cabinet was sworn in on Tuesday, Carney expressed openness to new oil and gas infrastructure as part of his vision to turbocharge construction of major development projects, potentially including pipelines, as part of a plan to expand the economy and reduce Canada’s reliance on the United States in the midst of Donald Trump’s trade war.
