#4 - Energy Exports Make Life More Affordable for Canadians
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Without oil and natural gas exports and other energy goods, Canada’s cumulative trade deficit with the rest of the world – which stood at $130 billion in the decade ending in 2023 – would have ballooned to $1 trillion [7].
Canada’s energy exports enable our country to pay for imports of goods and services [7], supporting our standard of living and making life more affordable for Canadians.
Natural resources comprise 45% of Canada’s manufacturing output [17] and 50% of our exports [18] -- LNG could create even more economic opportunities for Canadian families and businesses.
Canadians can't let the opportunity to develop LNG pass us by.