Carney government relies on energy ‘transition’ myth at our peril

From 2000 to 2024, oil’s share of energy production in Canada increased by 18.2 points while lower-carbon-emitting natural gas declined as a share of production by 8.9 points and coal fell by 4.7 points.

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s election platform pledged to ‘lead the energy transition while ensuring affordable energy at home and building the strongest economy in the G7.’The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY KENNETH GREEN

August 17, 2026

Canadian discourse on all things energy is locked into a false narrative, about how this country has been and will be powered. Canada, we often hear, is “transitioning” from a past where most energy was generated by combusting fossil fuels to a future where most energy w...

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