As Montreal shows, the NEB alone cannot be Canada’s pipeline solution – Policyschool.ca

Canada is one of the world’s largest hydrocarbon producers and, per capita, one of the world’s most energy- and carbon-intensive economies.

Astoundingly, however, not only do we still lack a coherent, viable climate policy, we still lack the ability – even an appropriate forum – to engage in meaningful debate. The National Energy Board on its own is not – and cannot be – the solution.

We lack a coherent set of policies on our energy system as a whole. A focus on specific production or transmission projects excludes consumption and demand. As inconvenient a truth as it may be, we still rely heavily on oil – and we will for a long time to come – for cars, truck transport, plane travel, farming operations, heat and light – and much more.

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