Poilievre delivered a speech Wednesday in Berlin that alternated between a full-throated promotion of Canadian liquefied natural gas (LNG) and critical mineral exports and a campaign-style series of commitments if he is one day elected prime minister. Poilievre is currently on his first ever international mission as Conservative leader since taking over the position in 2022. But to do so, he said that Canada needs to develop its natural gas sector quickly and promised to “override” other levels of government to do so if necessary. Increased natural gas production and export would allow Canada to sign binding supply agreements with allies such as Germany, the Conservative leader said. When building major projects like liquefied natural gas plants, companies will often sign long-term supply agreements as a way to lock in customers, often through contracts spanning many years.

Source: National Post March 04, 2026 22:14 UTC