> Three days ago, he suggested there’s “not a whole lot” Canada can do in the short term to boost energy supplies in Europe. But on Monday at a joint press conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Trudeau said, “It’s doable, we have infrastructure around that.” He didn’t offer a timeline when asked for one.
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> Doable doesn’t mean realistic given that Europe wants to slash Russian gas purchase by two-thirds by the end of the year.
> Trudeau said weak business cases have kept proposed export facilities from moving forward, adding that Canada’s east coast is “a long way from the gas fields in Western Canada.”
Key here is missing timeline. Yeah, it’s doable in 2 or 3 years, not 2 or 3 months, which is what is needed.
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In short, don’t hold your breath:
> Three days ago, he suggested there’s “not a whole lot” Canada can do in the short term to boost energy supplies in Europe. But on Monday at a joint press conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Trudeau said, “It’s doable, we have infrastructure around that.” He didn’t offer a timeline when asked for one.
> …
> Doable doesn’t mean realistic given that Europe wants to slash Russian gas purchase by two-thirds by the end of the year.
> Trudeau said weak business cases have kept proposed export facilities from moving forward, adding that Canada’s east coast is “a long way from the gas fields in Western Canada.”
Key here is missing timeline. Yeah, it’s doable in 2 or 3 years, not 2 or 3 months, which is what is needed.