It’s time to accept we have a role to play today in global energy supply

Until we make the enormous effort and investment required to shift fully to renewables, the world will need a reliable, affordable supply of conventional energy.

A prosperous and principled energy future beckons, but only if we stop flagellating ourselves for our oil and gas wealth, or worse, vilifying the sector, writes Sen. Scott Tannas. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Opinion

BY CSG SENATOR SCOTT TANNAS

March 2, 2022

It’s easy to think that an energy dialogue would degenerate into yet another predictable polarization story. On the streets of my hometown in Alberta, and across my country, we are divided. Only 18 per cent of Canadians perceive there are high levels of agreement on the future of oil and gas produ...

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