Mark Carney’s words have put a familiar idea back at the centre of Canada’s energy conversation: becoming an energy superpower. The term signals ambition, and it’s something we pay close attention to because we know how important it is to engaged women. But it also makes us pause to ask, what exactly is an energy superpower?
Canada has entered a new period of energy cooperation, marking one of the biggest shifts in federal–provincial alignment on energy priorities in years.
B.C.’s decision to support a 40 per cent capacity increase to the Trans Mountain pipeline system marks a notable shift in Canada’s energy landscape. After years of opposition to the original expansion, the province is now backing an optimization plan that could move more Alberta crude to the West Coast as early as 2026.
A growing theme across global climate forums, national policy announcements and international research is that climate action and economic prosperity are increasingly part of the same conversation.
For years, Canada’s mining potential has been limited by slow permitting, lack of infrastructure and uncertainty around how projects align with environmental and Indigenous priorities. Momentum is now building.
The federal government released Budget 2025 on November 4, calling it a “generational investment” and a plan to build the foundation of a new economy. We wanted to unpack the details of this budget to understand what the government is trying to achieve, what it means for affordability, and how it impacts prosperity.
Canada’s effort to build economic independence is revealing growing regional divides as provinces take different paths on energy, trade, and sovereignty. What began as a shared goal of strengthening the country’s self-reliance is now testing its unity, showing how economic ambition can pull regions together, or further apart.
After 10 years of Liberal rule, voters handed Tony Wakeham’s Progressive Conservatives a narrow majority and a clear message: the province’s energy future needs a reset.
Canada has the vision and resources to become an energy superpower, but the politics of urgency raise a more difficult question: if Canada has what it takes, why does building still take so long?
Alberta’s new pipeline announcement has reignited a national question: can Canada work together to build the major projects it says it wants? The response has revealed just how complex ‘building together’ can be.