Publication: Canada has LNG for the world

Canada has LNG for the world

Ellis Ross, BC Liberal MLA, former elected chief councillor of the Haisla Nation, and lengthy a champion of LNG exports, was interviewed by BNN Bloomberg in Ottawa.

Key feedback:

• “In BC, again in 2004, it was really First Nations that first introduced the concept of exporting LNG to locations all around the globe. . . . At the moment, we have been lobbying the federal authorities at the moment, the provincial authorities, and anyone else who would hearken to us and stated vitality is required around the globe, and First Nations, we’re those behind driving this have to get our vitality merchandise around the globe, to Europe, Asia, and India.
• “And it appears to me, I’m proper again the place I began, in Ottawa, to return discuss to the identical individuals. However now, I’m speaking to, hopefully going to speak to, extra European representatives. Not solely to return to BC and discuss to First Nations leaders, but additionally encourage the concept of First Nations leaders going to Europe, to go see for ourselves, precisely what they’re going via.”
• “Partly why I’m right here is as a result of I now perceive that authorities officers are actually keen to have a look at economically viable LNG tasks in relation to what’s occurring in Europe. Properly, we’ve obtained a lot of economically viable tasks together with Nisga’a LNG, we’ve obtained Woodfibre LNG out of Squamish, we’ve obtained Cedar LNG popping out of Haisla. (And LNG Canada, which he talked about earlier.) If Canada is now keen to have a look at the viable tasks, we’ve obtained a lot of them in BC ready and if they’ll streamline that partnership with the BC authorities, I feel we will really assist with LNG provide around the globe.”

Ross met Conservative Occasion and German officers in Ottawa. He wasn’t in a position to meet with Liberal authorities representatives, however they steered a future assembly, presumably in Vancouver.

Time for actual federal motion on LNG

Our newest weblog famous an outpouring from federal ministers of doublespeak, fuzzwords, and mediaspeak on the destiny of exports of Canadian LNG.

The most recent instance was when Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland joined the bafflegab brigade, saying Canada will have a look at supporting extra LNG terminals — so long as they’re “economically viable” and so long as they are often confirmed to be displacing coal-fired energy era.

However she by no means defined what “economically viable” means. Nor did she clarify how exporters must “show” (to Ottawa’s satisfaction) that their LNG displaced coal?

And that’s only one instance of the bafflegab.

We spoke extra clearly: “We want clear solutions. . . .

“Because the Enterprise Council of BC says: ‘The saga of LNG quantities to a very epic Canadian coverage and political failure. . . . a big misplaced financial and environmental alternative for B.C. and Canada.’

“And misplaced alternatives for First Nations, too.

“We’re getting ready to a recession right here, Canada wants some sturdy new income streams for our endangered financial system, and alternative for Indigenous peoples.

“It’s lengthy past time for Ottawa to make a real plan for LNG exports — and ship on it.”

ALSO IN THE NEWS

 DATES

•  Nation2Nation has set new dates for its Prince Rupert group session: Nov. 8 and 9 on the Highliner Resort and Convention Centre. You’ll be able to register right here: https://occasions.eply.com/Nation2Nation
• Registration is open for the twentieth annual BC Pure Sources Discussion board, Jan. 17-19 at Prince George: http://ow.ly/rKKq50KPCLz
• The seventh Indigenous Useful resource Alternatives Convention is scheduled for Feb. 28-March 1: https://www.bciroc.ca/
• The First Nation’s Main Initiatives Coalition has set its 2023 Values Pushed Economic system Convention for April 24-25 in Vancouver. Early-bird low cost ends Dec. 15. Register right here: http://ow.ly/aKUX50KKKnh
• The Canada Fuel and LNG Exhibition and Convention runs Might September 11, 2023, in Vancouver: http://ow.ly/YxcZ50LjFM1
• The Ahead Summit’s 2023 occasion is ready for Might 17-18, on the Gray Eagle Resort & On line casino close to Calgary. Registration: http://ow.ly/Q8ZV50K7FYb (Be aware that there’s an Indigenous low cost.)
• The International Power Present is ready for Calgary June 13-15, 2023. Information: http://ow.ly/UvTL50LjFlM
• The Carbon Seize Canada conference involves Edmonton, Sept. 19-21, 2023; http://ow.ly/UBnw50LjFu0
• And the Worldwide Fuel Analysis Convention might be held in Banff AB in Might 2024. Our Karen Ogen-Toews is on the nationwide organizing committee. Convention web site: https://igrc2024.org/

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(Posted right here 30 October 2022)