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Canada would need ‘business case’ for LNG exports to Europe: PM

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (left) shakes hands with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (right) during their meeting at the Montreal Science Centre in Montreal, Quebec, on August 22, 2022 [Dave Chan/AFP]

Canada is exploring whether a “business case” can be made to export liquified natural gas (LNG) to Europe, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said, as European nations look for alternative energy sources to wean themselves off Russian supplies.

Speaking alongside German Chancellor Olaf Scholz during a news conference in Montreal, Trudeau said on Monday that such exports pose logistical and financial challenges, but that his government would do what it can to boost global energy supplies amid the war in Ukraine.

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