The federal Liberals voted against a Conservative motion calling for the government to allow more Canadian natural gas to be exported to Europe to displace Russian gas, a move criticized by two prominent Conservative MPs..“There is no reason the Putin regime should be allowed to blackmail our European allies,” Conservative MPs Michael Chong, Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Gérard Deltell, Shadow Minister for Innovation, Science and Industry, said in a statement released Monday..The Conservative motion would have condemned Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine and called on the federal government to undertake measures to allow Canadian natural gas to be exported to Europe to displace Russian gas..The United States announced it would ban the import of Russian oil on March 9, while the European Union (E.U.) considered doing the same. Global oil prices jumped more than $3 a barrel on March 21 as the E.U. deliberated on whether to implement an embargo on Russian oil..“During Mr. Trudeau’s recent trip, European leaders raised the prospect of replacing Russian supplied natural gas with Canadian natural gas,” the statement read, which also acknowledged that Russia 40% of Europe’s natural gas..“If Russia cuts energy supplies to Europe, people will freeze, factories will shutter, and Europe’s economy will grind to a halt,” it read..Chong and Deltell said that getting Canadian natural gas to tidewater is vital to Canada’s security and economy, and in the context of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, it is also vital to Europe’s defence. “Getting more low-carbon natural gas to market is also consistent with our environmental goals in the transition to non-emitting sources of energy,” they said..“Conservatives will continue to propose strong, constructive measures to counter Russia’s aggression and to support Ukraine. We call on the government to fulfill Canada’s NATO defence commitments in the upcoming budget and at this week’s NATO summit,” they said..“We call on the government to acknowledge that Canada’s energy supplies are vital to our security and that of Europe’s. And we urge the Trudeau government to work more closely with NATO allies, particularly on energy security.”.Matthew Horwood is an Ottawa Parliamentary reporter for the Western Standard
The federal Liberals voted against a Conservative motion calling for the government to allow more Canadian natural gas to be exported to Europe to displace Russian gas, a move criticized by two prominent Conservative MPs..“There is no reason the Putin regime should be allowed to blackmail our European allies,” Conservative MPs Michael Chong, Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Gérard Deltell, Shadow Minister for Innovation, Science and Industry, said in a statement released Monday..The Conservative motion would have condemned Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine and called on the federal government to undertake measures to allow Canadian natural gas to be exported to Europe to displace Russian gas..The United States announced it would ban the import of Russian oil on March 9, while the European Union (E.U.) considered doing the same. Global oil prices jumped more than $3 a barrel on March 21 as the E.U. deliberated on whether to implement an embargo on Russian oil..“During Mr. Trudeau’s recent trip, European leaders raised the prospect of replacing Russian supplied natural gas with Canadian natural gas,” the statement read, which also acknowledged that Russia 40% of Europe’s natural gas..“If Russia cuts energy supplies to Europe, people will freeze, factories will shutter, and Europe’s economy will grind to a halt,” it read..Chong and Deltell said that getting Canadian natural gas to tidewater is vital to Canada’s security and economy, and in the context of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, it is also vital to Europe’s defence. “Getting more low-carbon natural gas to market is also consistent with our environmental goals in the transition to non-emitting sources of energy,” they said..“Conservatives will continue to propose strong, constructive measures to counter Russia’s aggression and to support Ukraine. We call on the government to fulfill Canada’s NATO defence commitments in the upcoming budget and at this week’s NATO summit,” they said..“We call on the government to acknowledge that Canada’s energy supplies are vital to our security and that of Europe’s. And we urge the Trudeau government to work more closely with NATO allies, particularly on energy security.”.Matthew Horwood is an Ottawa Parliamentary reporter for the Western Standard
