Stop Blaming Iran, Canada's Policies Created This Energy Crisis

About this episode

Dan McTeague discusses how Canada's policies are contributing to the rising energy crisis rather than external factors like the Iran conflict.

Gas prices are rising again—and it’s only going to get worse according to energy expert Dan McTeague. With global tensions like the Iran conflict driving oil higher, Canada had a chance to protect itself… but didn’t. Dan, founder of Canadians for Affordable Energy and former Liberal MP, explains why government policies, taxes, and net-zero policies are keeping Canada’s oil in the ground while other countries cash in. The result? A weaker dollar, higher costs, and Canadians paying the price. So what needs to change and how bad could this get?

People in this episode

Guest: Dan McTeague

Topics covered

• energy crisis
• oil prices
• government policies
• Canada
• Iran conflict
• economy

Keywords

• gas prices
• energy expert
• government policies
• net-zero policies
• higher costs
• weaker dollar

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Canadians for Affordable Energy

Places: Canada, Iran

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