Calgary Sun Letters, April 19, 2026: ‘Canada could be a player’

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Missed opportunity

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One thing the U.S. war with Iran has highlighted is the power that having large reserves of oil & gas provides. Beyond the basic financial/social benefits, having reserves gives a country the power to start, prevent and even stop wars. Countries wish they had a portion of the oil & gas Alberta has. Canada could influence global affairs; we could be the sought-out partner to supply energy to partner nations. Some say Canada is a trusted supplier. How can we be when we don’t supply? The liberal dithers. We have given up an opportunity to influence world events. We could be a true powerhouse. There is a business case to accelerate the export of these long-term valuable commodities. Instead of selling oil at a discount to the U.S., we could sell it to other allies at market prices. Other countries will, but Canada hesitates and allies see we aren’t a reliable supplier; we only talk about being one. We need real action based national leadership to fast-track these exports.

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TOM BURNS

(Carney has promised just that. Most of us aren’t so sure he’s serious)

Another bad idea

(Re: Recent Sun poll question: ‘Should Canada join the E.U.?’ Another bad idea from a government with a long list of bad ideas. What happened to ‘Elbows Up’ and Canada’s national sovereignty is at stake by the U.S.? But somehow it’s OK when it’s the E.U. and to cede our national sovereignty to a cabal of globalist progressive apparatchiks in Brussels, Belgium. PM Carney may consider himself European, I don’t. Europe is a dumpster fire, and I don’t want Canada to be part of it. Carney told Canadians he knew how to handle men like Trump. Prove it. Iron out the trade irritants with the U.S. Prime Minister Mark Carney, that’s what you were elected to do and what you said you would do. Now is the time to be a man of honour and integrity. I know those are two attributes which you lack, but try.

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JEFFREY ANDERSON

(Predictably, ‘Elbows Up’ was abandoned after the election)

We’re missing out

With the price of oil skyrocketing, our fertilizer prices way up for export and the U.S. dollar dropping against the Euro and the British pound, Canada’s economy should be booming. Yet our dollar is dropping against the U.S. buck. Oh, I forgot, we aren’t selling much of our oil and LNG because the feds believe no new pipelines are needed and the rest of the world is shopping elsewhere. It’s hard to understand why Carney continues to follow Trudeau’s destructive path on the economy. Canadians are falling further behind with out-of-control costs on everything and it’s overwhelming. Carney and the Liberals don’t seem to give a damn!

MARIA WEISS

(Tough for guys like Carney & Trudeau to relate to folks with money problems)

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