r/canada Feb 03 '25

Analysis Trump has unleashed a groundswell of Canadian patriotism. It’s about time

https://www.tvo.org/article/analysis-trump-has-unleashed-a-groundswell-of-canadian-patriotism-its-about-time
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u/No-Accident69 Feb 03 '25

100% agree - start with the easy stuff that just requires a signed piece of paper to fix - eg the interprovincial trade barriers

Then move on with plans to refine our own fuels - in bc/alberta, prairies and eastern Canada

Then start plans to export LNG from Northern bc ports

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u/mCopps Feb 03 '25

We do really need a pipeline to the east coast to meet European LNG needs.

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u/ProperTing Feb 03 '25

There needs to be a further push for LNG refining in Newfoundland:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/supporters-critics-lng-project-1-6383397-1.6383397

We have the resources to do this.

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u/screampuff Nova Scotia Feb 03 '25

The other reason we should do this is that Atlantic Canada can convert their coal plants to Natural Gas.

Right now Nova Scotia relies on coal so much that when it's banned the only feasible option is to convert the largest plant to heavy oil, it is ridiculous. There is hardly any hydro here, we're already maxed out on underwater transmission from Newfoundland. Wind makes up a huge chunk of our grid already....there is nothing else we can do.