Canada Chooses: Fossil Fuels or a Renewable Energy Future?

The Canadian government is facing a choice between building new fossil fuel pipelines and transitioning to a renewable energy future. Prime Minister Mark Carney's deal with Alberta in November 2025 has fast-tracked a new diluted bitumen oil pipeline to B.C.'s coast, which would lock Canada into deeper dependence on a declining industry.

This pipeline proposal has been submitted to the federal government's Major Projects Office, but there is still time to stop it. The David Suzuki Foundation's Executive Director Pierre Iachetti argues that expanding fossil fuel infrastructure only deepens climate risks and requires costly taxpayer subsidies.

Iachetti notes that over 110,000 people have already spoken out against LNG and fracking in B.C., and it's time for leaders to listen and focus on clean solutions. He suggests building an east-west electricity grid powered by affordable renewable energy as a better way to strengthen Canada.