80 percent of Canada’s electricity trade moves north-south. That number is a national failure

80 percent of Canada’s electricity trade moves north-south. That number is a national failure EDITORIAL 15 JULY 2026 i As AI data centres and industrial electrification drive the first real demand surge in 25 years, Western Canada's weak interties have become a big story EDITORIAL BOARD ARTICLE SUMMARY KEY STATS More than 80 percent of Canada’s electricity trade moves north-south, into American markets, rather than east-west between provinces. That single statistic captures a national embarrassment: a country racing to electrify its economy still finds it easier to sell power to Montana than …