Selling Canada by the cubic foot

On July 14, one day before travelling to St-Petersburg for the G8 meeting, Stephen Harper gave his first speech abroad in his capacity as PM. He told the Canada-U.K. Chamber of Commerce in London that Canada is the “new emerging energy superpower.”

The next day upon his arrival in Russia, Harper, according to Canadian Press, “hadn’t yet checked into his hotel” before he and Putin met and announced a Canada-Russia joint venture to send Russian gas to Canada.

But why does an energy superpower need to import Russian gas?

Hour Magazine