Politics or economics? Revived Canada pipeline talks is wishful thinking: Expert [Video]

To build or not to build: that’s the question facing Canadian politicians, oil and gas experts and industry leaders when it comes to domestic pipelines, as U.S. President Donald Trump continues to tout plans for American energy independence.

In a wide-ranging virtual address to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Thursday, Trump made an array of comments, including repeating his statement of not needing Canadian cars, lumber, or oil and gas amid the threat to impose 25 per cent across-the-board tariffs on Canadian imports.

His statements in recent weeks have fuelled conversations about where else Alberta could send its oil.

“We have to wake up to the reality that there’s been a major shift south of our border and at the same time, we have to look at diversifying our our market,” said Sonya Savage, who was Alberta’s energy minister under Jason Kenney.

“I think if you look back at …