Global conflict and the clean energy race: clean power for independence and sovereignty

While Canada is an oil exporting nation, we are exposed to global price shocks. Canadians feel the impact every time prices rise elsewhere in the world.

Energy markets are becoming intertwined with sanctions, trade wars, currency competition, and military tensions, writes Independent Senator Rosa Galvez.Photograph courtesy of James Armbruster, Pixabay.com

Opinion

BY ISG SENATOR ROSA GALVEZ

June 1, 2026

The United States–Iran conflict has once again exposed something we already know: dependence on fossil fuels is a geopolitical weakness, an economic risk, and—increasingly—a sovereignty issue.

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