EventStatement
Poilievre urges Trump to approve the Keystone pipeline and not block 'underpriced Canadian energy'
In an interview with Jordan Peterson posted online on Thursday 2 January 2025, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre made an energy pitch to then president-elect Donald Trump, EnergyNow reported on 6 January 2025. "The last thing he should want to do is to block the underpriced Canadian energy from going into his marketplace," Poilievre said. "In fact, what I would encourage him to do is to approve the Keystone pipeline." EnergyNow said he was referring to the Keystone XL project, whose key permit President Joe Biden revoked in 2021. Poilievre said Canada sells its oil and gas to the US at "enormous discounts". He said that if elected he would speed up approvals to build oil refineries, liquefied natural gas plants, nuclear facilities and hydro power.
- Date
- Kind
- Statement
- Where
- Canada
- Evidence
- Statement: Something was said. Weighted lowest: words cost less than actions. How evidence is weighed
- Who
- Donald Trump (target); Pierre Poilievre (spoke); Conservative Party of Canada (acted)
Sources
- EnergyNow, “'Great Deal': Pierre Poilievre Makes Energy Pitch to Trump - "We Can Both Win"” (external site), . source record
Claims that rest on this event
How it bears on the outcome
| Explanation | Fit | Why |
|---|---|---|
| O0 No meaningful speed-up | Neutral weak | An opposition leader's pre-election pitch is a statement of preference, not an outcome; it fits these readings equally. |
| O1 Faster, but the extra output goes mostly elsewhere | Neutral weak | An opposition leader's pre-election pitch is a statement of preference, not an outcome; it fits these readings equally. |
| O2 Faster, and more volume reaches the US (this level or higher) | Fits weak | Consistent with a southbound option having Canadian political backing; a statement by an opposition leader who did not form government. |
| O3 Locked-in preferential terms for the US | Neutral weak | An opposition leader's pre-election pitch is a statement of preference, not an outcome; it fits these readings equally. |