Opinion | Four lessons Canada must learn to become an energy superpower

During the recent federal election, candidates across the political spectrum talked about making Canada an energy superpower (again), with proposals including fast-tracking major energy projects and designating energy corridors.

Pundits also put forward previously “trial-ballooned” ideas, such as an east-west pipeline and an electricity transmission grid. These suggestions come amid a growing acknowledgment that energy development projects must ensure communities are equipped to withstand energy transitions and that populations historically neglected in benefits and decisions — such as Indigenous Peoples — must be front and centre. For full op ed please click here

By Alexandra Mallett Contributor
Alexandra Mallett is an Associate Professor at the School of Public Policy and Administration (SPPA) at Carleton University.