In this episode of Power Struggle, Stewart Muir welcomes back Shannon Joseph, President of Energy for a Secure Future, fresh off a year of international missions meeting with ambassadors and diplomats from Taiwan, South Korea, India, and the Philippines, and leading trade delegations to Japan alongside First Nations and industry leaders. Joseph shares what she's learned straight from the world's energy customers—including how the crisis in the Strait of Hormuz reshaped the conversation around natural gas security across Asia. 

They discuss:

• The view from the world's energy-importing nations, and why countries like the Philippines are "150%" behind Canadian LNG
• How Hormuz disrupted 20% of the world's natural gas supply and what that meant for global energy security
• Why renewables can't do it alone in geographies like Japan and Vietnam, and what "energy addition" really means
• The findings of ESF's new report, "When Our Nation Builds," on the real-world impact of LNG Canada and Coastal GasLink
• What the data shows would have happened if the Coastal GasLink pipeline had been cancelled—and what actually happened instead
• A $19,000–$26,000 annual income boost, 215 more Indigenous language speakers, and other benefits flowing to 20 First Nations and 20 municipalities along the corridor
• Why the upstream Montney Basin matters as much as the export terminals themselves
• The shifting politics of public trust, community benefits, and Indigenous leadership in Canada's energy debate

This is a conversation about diplomacy, data, and what it actually takes to build public understanding of Canada's role as a global energy supplier. As global demand keeps climbing and geopolitical shocks keep multiplying, the case for Canadian LNG isn't theoretical anymore—it's showing up in the numbers.

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