EDITORIAL: The Encana mess is at Trudeau’s feet
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Think about this scenario: Each and every day a breadwinner heads out the door to perform a job that supports a whole family. It’s hard work and sometimes thankless, but the breadwinner does it because it keeps food on the table and a roof over everyone’s heads.
But the family mocks the breadwinner’s job and actively seeks to undermine the work. Surely this can’t last. Eventually, something’s got to give.
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On Thursday, something gave. Big time. Encana Corp. announced plans to exit Canada and establish its base in the United States early next year. Once the country’s largest company, the energy sector giant no longer has confidence in the future of Canada’s oil and gas sector.
Jobs will be lost. Revenues to government coffers will decline. The broader economy will suffer a hit.
The only people cheering will be the radical fringe – those activists who are the privileged children determined to tear down the breadwinners in their broader world.
Here’s the worst part of all this: This state of affairs could have easily been avoided. Canada could have simply chosen to not let our industry decisions be driven by the demands of the radicals.
As Lorne Gunter wrote upon learning of Encana’s decision: “The federal Liberals are the most anti-development, anti-oil government of any major oil-producing country on earth – and that’s not an exaggeration.”
Gunter continues: “Canada still has the third-largest proven oil reserves on the planet. The world still has a growing need for fossil fuels and will for at least another 30 years. The product and markets are there. The only thing standing in the way is the Trudeau Liberals and their obsession with ‘green’ fantasies.”
When Trudeau winks about phasing out the oil sands, champions Bill C-69 and refuses to take the action needed to expedite our much-needed pipelines, he is sending a message to the radicals that they control the narrative.
It’s time to reverse this troubling trend. We can’t allow more companies to get pushed out of our country.
Leadership is needed from on top – to get Trans Mountain built, approve the upcoming Frontier mine, tone down the divisive legislation and tell the activists they’re not in charge.
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