Minister of Natural Resources Jonathan Wilkinson rises during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on March 3, 2022.
He spent most of last week at an energy conference in Houston, had multiple calls with U.S.
But even as the world’s fourth-largest oil producer, Canada’s role in solving Europe’s immediate fossil fuel needs is going to be limited.
Wilkinson, however, said this is not a time to turn away from investments in clean energy to get more oil out the door.
Canada and Europe are focusing heavily on what can be done to transition away from oil and natural gas more quickly.