France's support for Ukraine is undermined by its purchase of Russian LNG. Quebec should rethink its opposition to gas pipelines and ports

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By Stewart Muir

According to Bloomberg, so far this year France “has received more LNG (liquefied natural gas) from Moscow than in any full year since supplies began in 2018.” Though France is a NATO ally fully committed to resisting Russian aggression against Ukraine, her reliance on Russian LNG helps replenish the Kremlin’s war chest, thus directly funding the very aggression she is trying to defeat. Many nations rely on Russian gas, but France’s position is especially troubling, given her significant military investments to counter Russian advances.

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This paradox calls for reflection, not just on France’s actions, but on choices made closer to home, particularly in Quebec, which of course has strong cultural ties to France. Quebec had the opportunity to be a critical supplier of clean, ethical energy to Europe. Instead, politics won out over principle and the Énergie Saguenay LNG export project, which had initially garnered neutral regulatory........

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