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Canadian Environment and Climate

As President-elect Donald Trump goes full throttle on his proposed 25% tariffs on Canadian goods until they fix their porous border – which America’s northern neighbor has already vowed to address – Conservative leader Pierre Poilievere says that Trump should remember that the US benefits from cheap Canadian oil, which they’ve been selling at a “massive price discount.”

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre holds a news conference in Ottawa on Dec. 20, 2024. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick

According to Poilievre, this has allowed American refineries to have “profited” at Canada’s expense, adding that tariffs on Canadian energy would mean many Americans would lose their jobs – and that both countries are better off without them so that the US can continue to get “low-cost, totally reliable 100% ally” energy.

I would remind our American friends that they benefit from our affordable, reliable energy, and the alternative is Venezuela, Iran, and …

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