Canada pushes to expand LNG exports as critics raise concerns

LNG Canada expansion

$33B to double Kitimat output

LNG Canada approved a $33-billion expansion in late September that will double production at its Kitimat, British Columbia, plant in the coming years.

The plant burned off 350 million cubic metres of gas in 2025 because of a problem with its main flare stack, putting it among the world's highest sources of flaring emissions.

“Canada is building big again.”

— Prime Minister Mark Carney

Economist Marc Lee says Ottawa is fast-tracking projects without concern for the companies' conduct in other countries. Shell, the majority owner, says critics' description of its operations is not one it recognizes.