Cory Morgan: Canada Could Win on Multiple Fronts by Going All In on LNG Exports

Commentary
Twice in the last year, international leaders have approached Canada cap-in-hand, seeking to purchase Liquified Natural Gas (LNG).
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz met with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau last August, and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida visited Ottawa on Jan. 12. Both leaders left Canada frustrated, as Trudeau offered sympathy for their plight in being dependent upon Russian natural gas but made no commitments to supply gas to their nations. When asked about supplying LNG to those countries, Trudeau sidestepped the questions and spoke about exporting hydrogen and batteries.
The government of Canada is ideologically fixated on turning Canada into a net-zero emissions country. This near obsession with reducing emissions has blinded them to economic realities both domestically and abroad. Being blessed with an abundance of natural gas deposits and coastal access on both sides of the country, Canada could become a world energy power to be reckoned with if only the government could find the will to allow it….