Robert Delamar: Kanata LNG, the Frog Lake Partnership & a 12-Year Bet on Canadian Energy

Can a Calgary startup with a Cree First Nation as its largest shareholder build Canada's next great LNG project?In this episode of Power Struggle, recorded with Robert Delamar calling in from Tokyo at 6 a.m., Stewart Muir is joined by the co-founder and CEO of Kanata Clean Power and Climate Technologies Corp to unpack one of the biggest energy stories Canadians haven't heard yet.Last week in Vancouver, Delamar and his partners announced Kanata LNG — a proposed 12 million tonne per annum facility in the Prince Rupert area that would match the scale of LNG Canada and anchor a new energy hub for northwestern BC. The company's largest shareholder is Frog Lake First Nations, a Cree nation in northeast Alberta, and the project is being built on a 50/50 co-development model with First Nations rights and title holders in the region.They discuss:How displacing coal with Canadian natural gas could cut global power emissions in half—roughly 10% of all greenhouse gas emissions on EarthWhy Japan, Korea, and India are looking to Canada for energy security after the Strait of Hormuz crisisThe cost problem: why coal is half the price of LNG and how Canada can still competeThe Major Projects Office, the end of the consumer carbon tax, and the policy conditions making this moment possibleThe Frog Lake First Nations model—50/50 governance, shared wealth, and a template for what Indigenous partnership looks like in 2026Why the Montney basin alone could supply Japan's thermal power needs for 200 yearsThe 12-year journey, the dozen co-founders who went years without paycheques, and what Canada can learn from Silicon ValleyWhy "how would you do that" beats "that's a dumb idea" as a response to audacious projectsThis is a conversation about ambition, partnership, and the entrepreneurial culture Canada needs to build the energy superpower it keeps talking about.At a time when allies are reaching out for secure supply and global emissions keep climbing, the case for Canadian LNG has rarely been clearer.The question is no longer whether Canada has the resources or the partners to build at this scale — but whether it has the courage to back the people willing to try.#PowerStruggle #RobertDelamar #KanataLNG #LNG #CanadianEnergy #FrogLakeFirstNations #EnergySuperpower #PrinceRupert #IndigenousPartnership #EnergyPolicySend us Fan MailThe energy conversation is polarizing. But the reality is multidimensional. Get the full story with host Stewart Muir.Reach out to us with thoughts, questions, or ideas at [email protected]🎧 For audio versions of our podcast visit powerstruggle.ca and listen on the go in your favourite podcast app!Video available on Power Struggle’s YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/@PowerStrugglePod