Reality check: Canada’s nation-building must ditch fossil fantasies

We can’t afford to waste public money on a declining industry. Instead of locking in more risky oil and gas projects, Canada must redirect investment towards clean energy infrastructure.

Energy and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson. It is time for our decision makers to be honest with Canadians: expanding fossil fuel infrastructure today won’t create prosperity, writes Aly Hyder Ali.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY ALY HYDER ALI

August 13, 2025

As Canada embarks on what many are calling a new era of “nation-building,” the choices we make now will shape our economy for decades to come. With billions of dollars in public infrastructure spending on the table, there’s mounting pressure to include new oil pipeline...

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