Michael Chong at the Foreign Affairs and International Development Committee

On February 28th, 2022. See this statement in context.

February 28th, 2022 / 11:15 a.m.

Conservative

Michael Chong Conservative Wellington—Halton Hills, ON

Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Ambassador Rae, for appearing in front of us today.

My first question concerns natural gas. Russia provides 40% of Europe's natural gas, and since early December, the Biden administration has been talking with allies and partners around the world—with countries like Norway and Qatar, for example—about providing natural gas to European democracies in the event that Russia cuts off the gas.

Canada is the world's fifth-largest natural gas producer. Have you had discussions about Canada providing natural gas to Europe with your counterparts at the UN, in the event that Russia cuts off the gas to Europe?

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