Under Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Canada’s government is playing both sides of the fence in its national energy strategy. During Trudeau’s first 16 months, three energy projects — a pipeline and two export terminals — were approved by the government with the aim of helping drillers ship their products abroad from the resource-rich West Coast, a boost to the country’s economy. At the same time, he has consistently expressed his support for development of renewable energies, becoming a forceful voice in the campaign against climate change at a time when U.S. support is waning. “When we go camping, we light our fires before the sun goes down. And that doesn’t mean we’re anti-daylight,” Trudeau said Thursday at CERAWeek by IHS Markit , the Houston energy meeting that annually draws executives from around the world. “It’s exactly the same with energy. Innovating and pursuing renewables isn’t somehow in competition with […]