TC Energy, Industry Leaders Call on Canada to Fast-Track Pipeline, LNG Projects
(P&GJ) — A coalition of Canadian energy leaders, including pipeline giant TC Energy, has issued an open letter to federal political party leaders urging immediate action to support the expansion of Canada’s oil and natural gas industry.
In the letter addressed to Mark Carney, Yves-François Blanchet, Pierre Poilievre, and Jagmeet Singh, the group argues that Canada is at a critical juncture and must urgently advance energy infrastructure projects—including new pipelines and LNG terminals—to strengthen economic sovereignty and global influence.
“There is increasing public support to urgently grow our energy sector,” the letter reads. “Canadians increasingly see the importance of using our abundant energy to ensure Canada can defend its sovereignty, play a role in the world as a force for good, and improve our overall economic competitiveness and prosperity.”
Citing forecasts that oil and natural gas will remain among the world’s dominant energy sources for decades, the energy leaders assert that Canada has a moral and economic obligation to provide democratically produced, low-emission energy to global markets—especially those grappling with energy poverty.
“More than 4 billion people live below modern standards of living, and 8.3 million die annually due to inadequate access to clean heating and indoor air pollution,” the letter states. “Canada has the resources to responsibly meet this demand as one of the top five global oil producers.”
The group also pointed to the environmental potential of Canadian LNG exports to displace coal-fired power in Asia and ongoing investments in carbon capture technology in the oil sands.
To unlock this potential, the energy executives laid out five key federal policy changes:
- Streamline regulation: Overhaul the Impact Assessment Act and repeal the West Coast tanker ban.
- Set firm approval deadlines: Ensure major project approvals within six months of application.
- Eliminate the emissions cap: Remove the federal, unlegislated cap to allow production growth.
- Repeal the federal carbon levy on large emitters: Enable provinces to set regionally appropriate policies.
- Support Indigenous investment: Expand Indigenous loan guarantees to encourage infrastructure co-ownership.
The letter calls for a formal declaration of a Canadian energy crisis and urges federal leaders to invoke emergency powers to accelerate project approvals and regulatory reforms.
“As leaders of the energy sector, we are ready and willing to engage with you… so that construction of critical infrastructure can begin in the near term for the benefit of Canada and all Canadians,” the letter concludes.
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