Killing & delaying pipelines landlocked us.
#Covid19 collapsed demand.
The Russian-Saudi price war surged supply, filling up inventories.
The future of hundreds of thousands of Canadian jobs is at stake.
It is by far our largest export industry.
In the past 18 years, the industry has contributed $359 billion in taxes & royalties to pay for public services. canadianenergycentre.ca/359-billion-wh…
Over 500,000 jobs depend on oil & gas.
A collapse of the Canadian energy sector would be economically devastating for the whole country, from banks, to pension funds, to manufacturers, to govt revenues.
We appreciate last week’s federal announcement to create oil field service jobs through well reclamation; to help companies create jobs...
But significantly more action is urgently needed to ensure a future for an enormous part of Canada’s economy.
This is not just about Alberta. The energy industry has created jobs & opportunity in every region of Canada for decades.
I appreciate the support of Canada’s Premiers in calling for urgent action