U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent attends the 56th annual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 20, 2026. Denis Balibouse/Reuters
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the Canadian government has not allowed Alberta to build an oil pipeline to the Pacific coast, and the province should build a pipeline into the United States.
“Alberta is a wealth of natural resources, but [the Canadian government] won’t let them build a pipeline to the Pacific. I think we should let them come down into the U.S.,” Bessent said on the American network Real America’s Voice on Jan. 23.
