Randy Johnson

@jkenney nailed it, great interview! “When the Prime Minister is talking about nation building projects, to reduce our dependence on the United States, there are no projects that can produce anything like the kind of wealth, export value, job creation, and tax revenue as the oil sands projects,” (pipeline projects).

@ExnerPirot Carney has to know this already, that's what makes me doubt his sincerity.

“It’s not enough for Mr. Carney to sign the pipeline memorandum and leave it at that. More needs to be done to create the conditions to get the private sector to the table and start building, so Mr. Carney can achieve his stated goal of turning Canada into an energy superpower. The spike in oil prices due to the war in the Middle East is a reminder about the continued critical role of the energy sector.” theglobeandmail.com/gift/2d737d3a9…

@jldec10 @Richard_here65 @Romanugs27 @ExnerPirot That's exactly right, plus Northern Gateway was an eye blink away from starting before Trudeau cancelled it out of the blue. So between that project, Energy East, and Kinder Morgan, investor confidence is practically zero.

@Richard_here65 @Romanugs27 @ExnerPirot Remember Energy East and the money spent only to have the Feds continually move the goal posts to add delays & costs. Upstream & downstream emissions not applied to other industries.

Sure a different time and a different government, but the same regulatory uncertainty still exists. After Enbridge and TC lost $1 billion each on Northern Gateway and Energy East why would anybody come forward. Both of those projects were either approved or supported by the Stephen Harper government, and they kept their word. With Trudeau/Carney/Bill C-69, it's OK you go ahead and spend the money and then we say MAYBE. That's not how to get things done, end of discussion.

@jldec10 @Romanugs27 @ExnerPirot A different time & a different govt in Ottawa today. Hence why I am asking why isn't Alberta stepping up with $$$ to start the process. If everyone is so convinced Ottawa will block it, call their bluff with $ and start the process.

I am not an electricity expert. What I care about is material well-being, economic growth and national security, and energy is essential to that. Our electricity policy is becoming a real problem for our prosperity and security. It is resulting in an impending economic crisis that I expect will become a political crisis. This paper seeks to outline the growing crisis in Canadian electricity production, describe the policy trajectory that contributed to this state of affairs, identify shifts in policy direction that Canadians should advocate for, and understand how to gauge policy improvement, or lack thereof. /5x

I guess who is paying for the next pipeline depends on what the Federal government does with all of their restrictive, investment killing legislation. When Trudeau came into power in 2015, he did nothing but pile on laws such as Bill C-69, C-48, C-59, the production cap disguised as an emissions cap, CER, and net-zero by 2050. The current Carney government has done NOTHING to repeal any of those, except a vaguely worded MOU for a new pipeline. So, in the last 10 years we have gone from a Conservative government that was supportive enough to attract proponents for three major projects, to now, where pipeline companies aren't touching us with a 10 foot pole. In the fall of 2016 Trudeau cancelled Northern Gateway outright, even though it had the support of BC under Christy Clark's Liberal government, Alberta under Rachel Notley's NDP government, and many of the First Nations - 31 of them to be exact. There was no logical reason for Trudeau to do this, and Enbridge lost $1 billion for all of their efforts. That left Energy East and TMX, with TC and Kinder Morgan still hopeful their projects would move ahead. By the spring of 2017 things would only get worse. Trudeau kept piling on more environmental assessment requirements for the Energy East pipeline. The Trudeau cabinet demanded that the NEB assess both upstream and downstream emissions so now for the first time, a pipeline proponent had to calculate the project’s impact on global climate emissions in addition to the environmental impact of the pipeline itself. By the fall of 2017 TransCanada Corporation had seen enough. They cancelled the project after spending $1 billion since 2013 when it was first proposed. They remained confident through the 2014/2015 oil price crash, and held onto the belief the project was viable until it became obvious Trudeau was trying his best to make it impossible. Kinder Morgan sat back watching this unfolding, along with more anti-pipeline sentiment, potential delays and decided to call it quits too. It would've been a national and international embarrassment for Canada to have three major oil pipeline projects fail. A country with one of the largest oil reserves on the planet can't even get ONE pipeline to tidewater. Trudeau finally realized this and the government bought the pipeline, spending $35 billion, while most experts opinions say it should've cost around $9 billion if built by a major pipeline company. So if you want to say he “saved” the project, go ahead. He caused way more damage to the energy sector than any good he did. During the election campaign, Carney said he was going to make Canada an energy superpower, but since then he is back to all his talk about net-zero. Even with what is going on in the Middle East he can barely mention the word oil. I don't think Carney is even remotely serious about developing our energy sector. But his MOU supposedly does have a ‘carve out’ for a new pipeline, so I suspect there will be a proponent and eventually it will get built. That will be the energy sector’s little doggy treat, and Mr. super-economist will go back to pushing his green agenda and pretending he knows everything about running a country. As for Alberta, sure we make royalty money but the federal government also gets tax dollars from the companies as well as their employees. And of course, Alberta also contributes a large amount to the federal equalization program.

@RJAJohnson @GlobalCalgary But liberals saved it. How much is the next one going to cost? So big oil and alberta can cash in? Everyone wants a pipeline and whose paying?

Canada may have the ability to substantially raise its GDP and add thousands of new jobs by building more oil pipeline infrastructure, a new study suggests. globalnews.ca/news/11739635/…

10 years ago, when the Trudeau Liberals were elected into power there were three major projects in the works. Northern Gateway proposed by Enbridge, Energy East by TC, and TMX by Kinder Morgan. All three of these were either approved or supported by the previous Stephen Harper government. Go ahead and do your homework on this and tell me what you find out. The Liberals are anything but heroes, and that is including the current government. They are nothing more than a gigantic cluster fuck.

@GlobalCalgary The liberals got us one. Whose going to pay for another so separatists and alberta reap the benefits?

Poilievre has been saying the same thing over and over till he must be blue in the face. Get rid of the investment killing laws that Trudeau layered on over the last 10 years, and let the private sector do it. Remember 10 years ago when Northern Gateway, Energy East, and TMX all had eager proponents? What do you think the difference is between then and now? Not too hard to figure out.

@ShannonStubbsMP Poilievre says he want to build more pipelines, but hasn't indicated who he thinks should pay for them. Canadians never received an iota of thanks from Alberta for spending $35 billion to buy and twin the TMX. An offer to split the profits on oil sales might convince taxpayers.

Conservatives will unblock Canada's resources and make Canada the fastest place to get a permit, for Canadian sovereignty, self-security, unity, and affordability.

And people say the Conservatives have no plan, just slogans. Poilievre has been repeating the same message over and over probably hundreds of times by now. Get rid of the investment killing legislation that has been piled on for the past decade by the Trudeau Liberals. Instead of Bill C-5, and MOU’s that provide very little investor confidence, we need to get rid of Bill C-69, the tanker ban, the production cap, and others. You would think that Mr. super-economist would have had this figured out by now, and it's more than a little suspicious that he hasn't acted on it yet. 10 years ago, in the spring of 2016 there were three major oil pipeline projects from three companies that still had faith in Canada and were happy to be proponents, even though oil was at $35 a barrel. Enbridge proposed Northern Gateway, TransCanadaCorporation - Energy East, and Kinder Morgan - TMX. All three were either approved or supported by the Stephen Harper Conservative government. After Trudeau was elected, all three of these projects were either cancelled by him or given up on by the proponents. This would have represented an extra 2.1 million barrels of oil a day if they were completed. There is ONE major difference between then and now. When the Harper Conservatives were in power, if they supported a project they were telling the TRUTH. There were no cancellations out of the blue, or surprise moving of goal posts. That is why there was investor confidence. And now people wonder where the proponent is for a new Northern Gateway proposal? After watching Enbridge and TC lose $1 billion each and so far only a vaguely worded MOU from Carney - good luck. Now more than ever, countries around the world are looking to Canada to be a stable supplier of Oil and LNG. Carney’s fetish with net-zero is becoming more obvious by the day, and if he is trying to hide it he is not doing a very good job.

@jumpingleaves1 @ExnerPirot Between Trudeau, Guilbeault, and Wilkinson it is absolutely astounding how all three of these individuals could hold key positions in our government and at the same time share such a collective ignorance of the energy sector potential.

@ExnerPirot This is another one that shouldn't be forgotten: x.com/ExnerPirot/sta…

Steven Guilbeault May 15, 2025: claims less than half of the Trans Mountain pipeline’s capacity is being used, we don’t need new infrastructure Transmountain hit 96% capacity in November, volume of crude to be exported will exceed pipeline space for about a month by this summer and will consistently exceed space on export lines by summer next year financialpost.com/commodities/en…

@mcneillb @ExnerPirot There will be lots of market for Canada’s oil if we ever pull our heads out of our fucking asses and get some pipelines built. Same goes for LNG.

@ExnerPirot Then it went down to 81% in December and based on the decreasing number of tankers that left westridge in January and February it will be even lower capacity utilization in those months.

It does seem great @ExnerPirot, but do you think it's really sincere? Did the Liberal government finally experience a sudden revelation that our energy sector is worthy? Did it really take a war in Iran for Mr. Super-Economist - you know, the guy who ran his election campaign on making Canada an energy superpower but has been strangely tepid in his enthusiasm ever since - to realize that maybe he should do something?

@DLeBlancNB @coreyhoganyyc @OilGasCanada @Suncor Very glad to see this discussion taking place at this critical time

As Canada positions itself as a global energy superpower, partnerships between the federal government and the energy sector are essential to ensuring a strong and sustainable energy future for Canada. In Calgary yesterday, Parliamentary Secretary @coreyhoganyyc and I met with the @OilGasCanada, who represents Canada’s oil and natural gas industry. I also met with @Suncor Energy, one of Canada’s leading oil sands companies. Canadian companies like these create good jobs and help ensure Canadians have a reliable, Canadian energy supply.

You are absolutely right @DLeBlancNB, “partnerships between the federal government and the energy sector are essential….” So why didn't you start this process after Mark Carney and your Liberal party won the election last spring? Wasn't making Canada an energy superpower a major part of his campaign platform? Since then, the words Oil, LNG, or Pipeline have rarely been uttered by any of you. And don‘t tell me that it took a war in Iran to make Mr. super-economist realize that our oil and gas sector is an unimaginably enormous gift to our country. Pardon my French, but I honestly don't believe anything you fuckers say anymore. Does your photo-op mean you are really getting serious, or is it just another little doggy treat to shut us up until things settle down? How about doing something tangible, like tearing up your pathetic MOU on the new Northern Gateway type pipeline? Re-word it by saying the federal government will support it 100%. The original Northern Gateway was an eye blink away from being ready to build. Enbridge had spent $1 billion on the preliminary work, and it had the support of the BC government along with 31 Indigenous groups. Justin Trudeau cancelled it in November 2016, (10 years ago this fall). Enbridge was ordered by the courts six months prior to its cancellation to do further consultations, but Trudeau didn't give them a chance. Since then the courts have also ruled that the federal government has complete jurisdiction over inter-provincial pipeline projects. Yet Carney’s MOU says the new project would be contingent on approval by BC and the First Nations - good luck with that now. By coming out and saying the federal government would support the project is not negating the requirements for consultation. Both the Province and the FN’s must have the opportunity to provide input in areas such as pipe route, special environmental considerations, opportunity for economic partnership, and financial remuneration where necessary. If Carney has the balls to come out and say “at the end of the day the project WILL be built,” I'm sure a proponent would come forward in a heartbeat. If your government is serious about making Canada an energy superpower, you will need to do much more than support one pipeline. Scrap your Bill C-5 and simply repeal all of the investment killing laws that were piled on by Trudeau‘s Greenpeace eco-radical Environment Minister. Get rid of Bill C69, 59, 48, CER, the production cap disguised by your term “emissions cap,” and limit the industrial carbon tax. Forget your photo-op’s and just get the fuck going doing something.

You are absolutely right @DLeBlancNB, “partnerships between the federal government and the energy sector are essential….” So why didn't you start this process after Mark Carney and your Liberal party won the election last spring? Wasn't making Canada an energy superpower a major part of his campaign platform? Since then, the words Oil, LNG, or Pipeline have rarely been uttered by any of you. And don‘t tell me that it took a war in Iran to make Mr. super-economist realize that our oil and gas sector is an unimaginably enormous gift to our country. Pardon my French, but I honestly don't believe anything you fuckers say anymore. Does your photo-op mean you are really getting serious, or is it just another little doggy treat to shut us up until things settle down? How about doing something tangible, like tearing up your pathetic MOU on the new Northern Gateway type pipeline? Re-word it by saying the federal government will support it 100%. The original Northern Gateway was an eye blink away from being ready to build. Enbridge had spent $1 billion on the preliminary work, and it had the support of the BC government along with 31 Indigenous groups. Justin Trudeau cancelled it in November 2016, (10 years ago this fall). Enbridge was ordered by the courts six months prior to its cancellation to do further consultations, but Trudeau didn't give them a chance. Since then the courts have also ruled that the federal government has complete jurisdiction over inter-provincial pipeline projects. Yet Carney’s MOU says the new project would be contingent on approval by BC and the First Nations - good luck with that now. By coming out and saying the federal government would support the project is not negating the requirements for consultation. Both the Province and the FN’s must have the opportunity to provide input in areas such as pipe route, special environmental considerations, opportunity for economic partnership, and financial remuneration where necessary. If Carney has the balls to come out and say “at the end of the day the project WILL be built,” I'm sure a proponent would come forward in a heartbeat. If your government is serious about making Canada an energy superpower, you will need to do much more than support one pipeline. Scrap your Bill C-5 and simply repeal all of the investment killing laws that were piled on by Trudeau‘s Greenpeace eco-radical Environment Minister. Get rid of Bill C69, 59, 48, CER, the production cap disguised by your term “emissions cap,” and limit the industrial carbon tax. Forget your photo-op’s and just get the fuck going doing something.

Canada’s oil sands producers have long been the energy world’s ugly ducklings. Investors are falling in love with them again as they’re uniquely positioned to benefit from the disruptions caused by the war in Iran. wsj.com/livecoverage/s…

The electricity abundance and affordability that Canada has enjoyed for decades are ending. Generation is down, exports are now imports, and investment is flat. Canada’s impending electricity shortage is not just an affordability crisis; it is an economic and security one as well. Pleased to launch this paper at @ippsaconference today /1 macdonaldlaurier.ca/wp-content/upl…

3. The CER expects dispatchable generation to decline by 1.2% by 2030. Growth will be accounted for by intermittent wind and solar. /4

The 23.6 m barrels of oil that Canada will release as a part of the IEA plan will come from already planed production, not an emergency increase It will be a 140k barrels a day, starting in April, as per the Natural Resources Ministers office #cdnpoli globalnews.ca/news/11731814/…

We would be subsidizing the risk energy importers take by relying on middle eastern oil when we should be incenting them to import more from us (which I think they would be more than willing to do if we actually created policies to get more oil to tidewater).

Just as the Liberals were wrong to suggest we have oil reserves we can release, so I think the Conservatives are wrong to suggest we develop one. Why would Canada, an exporter, pay to store oil to reduce prices for importers during the periodic oil shocks we all know we face. It would also require hiving off a couple hundred thousand barrels in pipeline capacity so that we would actually have capacity to release those reserves during shocks. I don’t think Canada should pay to keep pipeline capacity idle to keep oil prices low. The thing we should be doing is growing global market share so there is more redundancy built into the system.

Oil demand forecasts in mbpd over time (IEA) #oott