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Canada’s Energy Citizens has kicked off their Vote Energy pledge for the upcoming federal election scheduled for this October


“This is a critical moment for our country’s economic future, Canada’s Energy Citizens”, stated last Friday. “We can either support one of the world’s most responsible energy producers, or lose good jobs and billions in investment to other countries with weaker environmental standards”.

Putting in place the right conditions to support our energy sector, is what is needed so that all Canadians will benefit -- whether it’s in new jobs, increased opportunities for indigenous communities and businesses, new investments in local communities or increased revenues to all levels of government to support things like new roads, hospitals and schools.

“With the right policies, Canada can see an extra $45.4 billion in economic activity over the next decade. That will help create more than 120,000 new jobs or indirect jobs!”

Canada’s Energy Citizens are asking all Canadians to take the pledge to help show all candidates running for office, in this Fall’s federal election, just how much Canadians support the good jobs and high environmental standards advanced by our energy sector.

Below are some of the policies which Canada’s Energy Citizens think are important for Canada’s government to advance after the next election.



To help Canada achieve its full potential, we need policies that include, but are not limited to:

  • Supporting completion of currently proposed major pipeline projects and actively support development of additional projects;

  • Repealing Bill C-48 and fixing Bill C-69;

  • Supplying Canada’s domestic oil and natural gas needs with domestic production, in particular by facilitating transportation of oil and natural gas from Western Canada in Central and Atlantic Canada;

  • Increasing the participation of Indigenous communities and businesses in Canada’s oil and natural gas sector;

  • Creating and support the conditions to complete four major LNG projects, on Canada’s West and East Costs;

  • Ensuring Canada’s offshore sector remains globally competitive; and,

  • Withdrawing the proposed Clean Fuel Standard in its entirety, as it will increase costs to both industry and Canadians.


CLICK HERE to check out the full platform
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