Members of Canada’s oil and gas industry say they are ready to get to work on Prime Minister Mark Carney’s campaign promise to turn Canada into an energy superpower.
After a brisk campaign, Carney’s Liberals won enough seats on election night to form another minority government, but the party faces staunch opposition in the Prairies.
Canada’s energy sector was a key issue on the campaign trail, with both Carney’s Liberals and Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives unveiling plans for new pipelines.
At a campaign stop in Calgary, Carney pledged to position Canada as a “world energy superpower,” calling for new pipelines, including one to Eastern Canada.
In a statement Tuesday, Lisa Baiton, the president and CEO of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP), congratulated Carney on the Liberal Party’s election win, highlighting the new government’s opportunity to “rejuvenate” the economy and natural resource strategy.
“Canada’s oil and natural gas industry is ready to work with Prime Minister Carney to support his goal of making Canada a global energy superpower,” Baiton said.
“Developing our world-class oil and natural gas resources to their full potential by growing our exports to international markets will strengthen our energy security and economic sovereignty.”
Mark Scholz, the president and CEO of the Canadian Association of Energy Contractors (CAOEC), said the results of the election showed the debate around the future of the country’s energy industry has shifted.
“Both leading parties recognized the urgent need to expand oil and gas development, secure Canada’s energy and economic strength, and build critical infrastructure to counter rising global uncertainty and protectionism from our largest trading partner, the United States,” Scholz said in a statement.
With files from Brendan Ellis, Jordan Kanygin and Kevin Green