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Varcoe: 'A generational opportunity': Timely projects, political will needed to make Canada an LNG powerhouse

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The head of TC Energy has ambitions to see Canada become the top supplier of liquefied natural gas to Asia .

In Canada , five major oil pipeline projects were proposed over the past 15 years , and their average time in review was six years .

Both the Liberals and Conservatives announced plans this week to speed up major project approvals.

The Trudeau government’s oilpatch emissions cap and tanker ban off the northern British Columbia coast remain concerns for the industry.

The Conservatives would also ditch the Impact Assessment Act and the federal emissions cap.

India , China and other countries in Asia are projected to see their combined demand more than double to 40.5 bcf per day by 2035 .

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