The Canada Infrastructure Bank must not bankroll Wall Street’s risky LNG fantasy

Every public dollar diverted to prop up a U.S.-backed LNG terminal is a dollar stolen from the clean energy sectors Canadians and Indigenous communities desperately need.

Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson. The CIB board must assert its independence and not buckle to any direct, or indirect, pressure from the minister of Natural Resources or the Major Projects Office when it comes to the question of financing the Ksi Lisims LNG project, writes Richard Brooks. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY RICHARD BROOKS

June 24, 2026

The Canada Infrastructure Bank has a clear mandate: to invest in projects that drive economic growth, support Canada’s low-carbon transition, and foster genuine economic reconcilia...

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