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Canada’s place in the global energy race
On WONK this week, host Amanda Lang talks to TC Energy CEO Francois Poirier about building faster, LNG demand and the future of electrification
Published:April 1, 2026
Project: Energy Future Forum
Global energy supply is a pretty hot topic and it puts Canada in a strong position. At a time when we were already looking to increase our exports, the market is more than ready for them, but can we do it fast enough? TC Energy runs natural gas pipelines across North America, including the Coastal Gas Link that is currently feeding Canada’s first LNG export facility. Francois Parier is the CEO of the now 75 year old company, which began life as a TransCanada Pipelines.
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