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Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers Releases Seven-Point Plan to Unleash Canada’s Energy Potential

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From CAPP – The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers

Canada’s economy is at a crossroads. Despite nearly a decade of ideological policy that has stifled growth in our sector, the energy industry stands ready to play a foundational role in driving new investments, creating and supporting high paying jobs, and providing a stable supply of affordable energy to Canadians and countries around the world.

With the right policy and investment environment, the oil and gas industry can help solve the country’s productivity and competitiveness challenges while enhancing its geopolitical influence with its trading partners—including the United States. The globe is becoming more unpredictable with continuously shifting trading patterns, making it essential for federal leaders to send the clear signal that Canada is ready to invite investment into our resource sector and grow our role as a secure supplier of energy to the world.

To that end, CAPP’s Energy Platform outlines seven steps the next government of Canada should take to unleash our energy advantage. Those include:

  1. Clear the roadblocks to building the infrastructure we need to connect Canadian energy to the world.
  2. Immediately streamline approvals for major projects already in the federal review process.
  3. Continue advancing emissions reduction technologies to enhance our environmental leadership while keeping energy affordable and competitive.
  4. Champion oil and natural gas as a critical part of Canada’s economic future.
  5. Don’t just build—build with speed.
  6. Use our abundance of natural resources to strengthen our energy security.
  7. Tariff-proof our economy by growing and diversifying market access for Canadian oil and gas.

You can download the full 2025 Energy Policy Platform at www.capp.ca/en/unleashing-canadas-energy-potential/.

Quotes from Lisa Baiton, CAPP President & CEO

“The global landscape is shifting rapidly. In recent weeks, it’s become clear our relationship with America has fundamentally changed—and we must act with urgency. Our focus should be on building a tariff-proof economy, not just for oil and natural gas, but for all Canadian products. This means building more pipelines, transportation corridors, LNG export facilities, expanding our ports – anything that provides Canadian businesses and Canadian products with direct access to global markets.”

“Canada and our energy sector are at a crossroads. Regardless of the threat of tariffs, the United States is making a seismic shift in its policy approach, making rapid reforms to climate, energy and tax frameworks. Canada must act just as quickly. The choices we make today will determine whether we remain a global energy leader or fall behind. With decisive leadership, smart reforms, and a renewed commitment to investment, we can unlock our full energy potential, support our partners and make new ones, create jobs, and deliver a more prosperous future for all Canadians.”

“Canada’s energy industry has long been a pillar of our economy, providing jobs, economic growth, and reliable energy. To help attract the next generation of investment and capture the opportunities ahead, the next federal government must actively promote oil and natural gas as a source of pride and a long-term cornerstone of our economy.”

About CAPP

The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) is a non-partisan, research-based industry association that advocates on behalf of our member companies, large and small, that explore for, develop, and produce oil and natural gas throughout Canada. Our associate members provide a wide range of services that support the upstream industry.

CAPP’s members produce nearly three quarters of Canada’s annual oil and natural gas production and provide approximately 450,000 direct and indirect jobs in nearly all regions of Canada. According to the most recently published data, the industry contributes over $70 billion to Canada’s GDP, as well as $45 billion in taxes and royalties to governments across the country. CAPP is a solution-oriented partner and works with all levels of government to ensure a thriving Canadian oil and natural gas industry.

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Saskatchewan Indigenous leaders urging need for access to natural gas

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Piapot First Nation near Regina, Saskatchewan. Photo courtesy Piapot First Nation/Facebook

From the Canadian Energy Centre

By Cody Ciona and Deborah Jaremko

“Come to my nation and see how my people are living, and the struggles that they have day to day out here because of the high cost of energy, of electric heat and propane.”

Indigenous communities across Canada need access to natural gas to reduce energy poverty, says a new report by Energy for a Secure Future (ESF).

It’s a serious issue that needs to be addressed, say Indigenous community and business leaders in Saskatchewan.

“We’re here today to implore upon the federal government that we need the installation of natural gas and access to natural gas so that we can have safe and reliable service,” said Guy Lonechild, CEO of the Regina-based First Nations Power Authority, on a March 11 ESF webinar.

Last year, 20 Saskatchewan communities moved a resolution at the Assembly of First Nations’ annual general assembly calling on the federal government to “immediately enhance” First Nations financial supports for “more desirable energy security measures such as natural gas for home heating.”

“We’ve been calling it heat poverty because that’s what it really is…our families are finding that they have to either choose between buying groceries or heating their home,” Chief Christine Longjohn of Sturgeon Lake First Nation said in the ESF report.

“We should be able to live comfortably within our homes. We want to be just like every other homeowner that has that choice to be able to use natural gas.”

At least 333 First Nations communities across Canada are not connected to natural gas utilities, according to the Canada Energy Regulator (CER).

ESF says that while there are many federal programs that help cover the upfront costs of accessing electricity, primarily from renewable sources, there are no comparable ones to support natural gas access.

“Most Canadian and Indigenous communities support actions to address climate change. However, the policy priority of reducing fossil fuel use has had unintended consequences,” the ESF report said.

“Recent funding support has been directed not at improving reliability or affordability of the energy, but rather at sustainability.”

Natural gas costs less than half — or even a quarter — of electricity prices in Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario, Manitoba and Saskatchewan, according to CER data.

“Natural gas is something NRCan [Natural Resources Canada] will not fund. It’s not considered a renewable for them,” said Chief Mark Fox of the Piapot First Nation, located about 50 kilometres northeast of Regina.

“Come to my nation and see how my people are living, and the struggles that they have day to day out here because of the high cost of energy, of electric heat and propane.”

According to ESF, some Indigenous communities compare the challenge of natural gas access to the multiyear effort to raise awareness and, ultimately funding, to address poor water quality and access on reserve.

“Natural gas is the new water,” Lonechild said.

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2025 Federal Election

MORE OF THE SAME: Mark Carney Admits He Will Not Repeal the Liberal’s Bill C-69 – The ‘No Pipelines’ Bill

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From EnergyNow.Ca

Mark Carney on Tuesday explicitly stated the Liberals will not repeal their controversial Bill C-69, legislation that prevents new pipelines being built.

Carney has been campaigning on boosting the economy and the “need to act forcefully” against President Donald Trump and his tariffs by harvesting Canada’s wealth of natural resources — until it all fell flat around him when he admitted he actually had no intention to build pipelines at all.

When a reporter asked Carney how he plans to maintain Bill C-69 while simultaneously building infrastructure in Canada, Carney replied, “we do not plan to repeal Bill C-69.”

“What we have said, formally at a First Ministers meeting, is that we will move for projects of national interest, to remove duplication in terms of environmental assessments and other approvals, and we will follow the principle of ‘one project, one approval,’ to move forward from that.”

“What’s essential is to work at this time of crisis, to come together as a nation, all levels of government, to focus on those projects that are going to make material differences to our country, to Canadian workers, to our future.”

“The federal government is looking to lead with that, by saying we will accept provincial environmental assessments, for example clean energy projects or conventional energy projects, there’s many others that could be there.”

“We will always ensure these projects move forward in partnership with First Nations.”

Tory leader Pierre Poilievre was quick to respond to Carney’s admission that he has no intention to build new pipelines. “This Liberal law blocked BILLIONS of dollars of investment in oil & gas projects, pipelines, LNG plants, mines, and so much more — all of which would create powerful paychecks for our people,” wrote Poilievre on X.

“A fourth Liberal term will block even more and keep us reliant on the US,” he wrote, urging people to vote Conservative.

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