MP Laila Goodridge speaks at campaign rally 2025
Fort McMurray MP says Canada missing LNG opportunities
OTTAWA — The United States is cementing itself as a global leader in natural gas production and exports, even as Russia, once seen as the world’s natural gas juggernaut, faces steep decline.
Fort McMurray–Cold Lake MP Laila Goodridge says it is time for Canada to seize its share of the global market.
“Canada has every advantage to lead in global LNG — closer to key markets, lower liquefaction costs, and abundant energy resources,” Goodridge said in a social media post. “But under Liberal leadership, 18 LNG projects have been blocked, and after five months as Prime Minister, Mark Carney hasn’t approved a single new one.”
She argued Canada needs leadership that will “get government out of the way and get our energy sector moving.”
Industry developments in the United States underscore the opportunities. Enbridge Inc. announced final investment decisions on two major projects aimed at boosting natural gas transmission and exports. The Algonquin Reliable Affordable Resilient Enhancement project in the U.S. Northeast is designed to supply an additional 75 million cubic feet per day to local distributors, with completion targeted for 2029.
At the same time, the Eiger Express Pipeline, part of the Matterhorn joint venture, is expected to add 2.5 billion cubic feet per day of capacity from the Permian Basin in Texas to the Gulf Coast by 2028. Enbridge anticipates holding equity interest in up to 10 billion cubic feet per day of long-haul capacity to serve growing liquefied natural gas export terminals.
Cynthia Hansen, Enbridge’s executive vice-president, said the projects demonstrate the company’s ability to meet rising U.S. demand while strengthening LNG export growth from the Gulf Coast.
Together, the U.S. initiatives highlight the competitive disadvantage Canada faces, Goodridge warned, if Ottawa continues to stall on approving LNG projects.
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