Could Canada be energy independent?

About this episode

The episode discusses Canada's energy independence in light of the conflict with Iran and the challenges faced in oil and gas production.

The conflict with Iran has raised a lot of questions about Canadian oil, gas and energy. If we produce so much of the stuff, why are we at the mercy of bottlenecks in the Strait of Hormuz? Jay Khosla is executive director of economic and energy policy at the Public Policy Forum. Susannah Pierce is the former CEO of Shell Canada and also led the development of the LNG Canada terminal. They join host Amanda Lang to talk about strategic reserves, east-west pipelines and the missing electricity link.

People in this episode

Host: Amanda Lang

Guests: Jay Khosla, Susannah Pierce

Topics covered

• energy independence
• Canadian oil
• gas production
• strategic reserves
• pipelines
• electricity link

Keywords

• Canada
• energy independence
• oil
• gas
• Strait of Hormuz
• pipelines
• electricity

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Public Policy Forum, Shell Canada, LNG Canada

Places: Canada, Strait of Hormuz

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