Our allies are pleading for Canada’s abundant fossil fuels, but the Trudeau government doesn’t care
When it comes to fossil fuels, the world wants what Canada’s got. The problem is that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau doesn’t care.
Fresh proof came with the recent visit of Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the first Greek leader to come to Canada in more than 40 years.
According to Prime Minister Trudeau’s office, Mitsotakis was here to march in Montreal’s Greek Independence Day Parade, discuss “shared interests,” and cut the ribbon as Greece purchased Canadian-made firefighting planes.
However, during an interview with CTV, Mitsotakis said his country would “of course” like to start importing Canadian liquified natural gas (LNG).
“We are a big entry point for LNG, not just for the Greek market, but also for the Balkans, for Eastern Europe. Theoretically, we could even supply Ukraine,” said Mitsotakis.
“In principle, yes, we are very interested in obtaining LNG at competitive prices.”
Mitsotakis said Greece has built a major facility outside the city of Alexandroupolis to process incoming LNG tankers. He said Greece will pump LNG to the rest of Europe and needs more at home as the country abandons coal.
Much of Europe’s energy has traditionally come from Russia or Middle Eastern autocracies. Over a decade ago, author Ezra Levant made the case for Canada’s “Ethical Oil” as........