The ambition to be an energetic superpower, few details on how to get there

While the Conference of Energy Ministers and Mines ended on Friday in Charlottetown on Friday at Prince Edward Island, the Federal Energy Minister always had few details to offer on the way Canada plans to become an energy superpowered to cope with the Trump Trump tariff war.

The Canadian province’s energy and mines were gathered in Charlottetown this week. Therefore,

Unsurprisingly, the speech was strongly focused on the trade and tariff waged by Canada against the United States.

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To deal with it. Meanwhile, the Federal Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, Tim Hodgsonhas hammered that Canada must be able to meet its energy needs and, above all, become an energy superpower capable of exchanging with many countries.

How to get there? In addition, It is clear that the concrete details were few to emerge from Charlottetown In recent days.

It is clear that in the light of my comments. However, those of other prime ministers and all the discussions we have had today that we want to create a stronger Canada, capable of exchanging trade with all its allies, all ambition energetic superpower, few details business partners think like ussaid the minister.

Diversify Canada markets by launching projects of national scope has often been presented by the federal government as a tool that will resist American prices. For example, a repeated idea by Tim Hodgson Friday.

The infrastructure on which we look at ourselves creates more opportunities for Canada. this is what it was a lot of questionhe explained.

However, the Minister was stingy with details on the projects that will be retained and financed by his government.

We are in the consultation phase with our colleagues from governments in the 13 provinces [et territoires] who have a perspective on these important projects. with our First Nations partnershe said. There is no particular ranking at the moment. but what I can tell you is that the projects that come at the top ambition energetic superpower, few details of the list, when we classify them with the five criteria that we have established, are those which will be retained the fastest.

Although an energy alliance between the Atlantic provinces. Quebec was mentioned during the Conference of Energy Ministers and Mines, it was impossible to know more about this.

The idea of a second nuclear reactor in New Brunswick mentioned by Prime Minister Susan Holt was also part of the discussions. but Minister Hodgson said he was of the opinion that it is not for the Federal to determine whether it is a desirable project for the province.

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As for Prince Edward Island. the provincial energy minister Gilles Arsenault, seated alongside the Federal Minister, mainly mentioned the presentation this fall of a 10-year provincial plan.

We are going to be able to reveal many elements where we will reposition ourselves to. ensure that we have electricity on the Prince Edward Island which is reliablehe said. We will also be able to reveal everything that the future brings us here with the electrification. that we ambition energetic superpower, few details want to do with the different projects we have. We are in the process of realizing and modernizing what we are doing here at the Prince Edward Island.

The establishment of a pilot project aimed at determining the type of critical minerals found in the northwest territories has been announced. a desire to protect them was mentioned by the Minister Hodgson.

On the last day of the conference. Tim Hodgson Also announced the investment of nearly $ 16 million in the federalty for electrical network modernization projects and the development of renewable energies in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Ile-Prince-Edouard.

According to the report by Frédéric Cammarano