For years, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government has downplayed the role of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in Canada’s energy future, with Trudeau himself infamously declaring in 2022 that there was “no business case” for exporting Canadian LNG.
Yet, as US president Donald Trump threatens new tariffs on Canadian products, including energy, Liberal leadership candidates and prominent cabinet ministers are now signalling a dramatic shift some critics say is long overdue while others shrug off as disingenuous and dishonest.
