Smith says Hormuz closure proves need for new pipeline. Is Canada’s elite interested?

Описание: The Strait of Hormuz is effectively closed amid escalating war in Iran, sending fresh shockwaves through global energy markets and underscoring Canada’s persistent failure to secure new export pipelines to tidewater.

In this segment from The Really Big Show, we examine how yet another geopolitical crisis exposes the same structural flaw in Ottawa: a refusal to build the infrastructure needed to deliver Canadian oil and gas to world markets at a time when demand is surging and supply routes are under threat.

Premier Danielle Smith has stated clearly that every disruption abroad is yet another reason for Canada to secure its own energy corridors and prioritize pipeline development. Global instability repeatedly exposes the vulnerability of relying on foreign-controlled chokepoints for energy supply. Yet the federal government, under successive Liberal leaders, has consistently blocked west-coast access, leaving Canadians to bear the economic cost of missed opportunities.

We also address the broader context: $3 billion annually in government subsidies to media that rarely challenge the anti-pipeline consensus, an urban-centric press corps disconnected from resource realities, and a policy framework that continues to suppress energy development in the name of ideology.

This is no longer just an energy debate. It is a question of national sovereignty, economic self-reliance, and whether Canada will allow its immense resource advantage to be held hostage by domestic politics and foreign instability.

If you believe Canada should seize its energy opportunity rather than suppress it, leave your thoughts below: Should Ottawa finally approve west-coast pipelines?

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