Enbridge CEO Says Canada Is Losing Investments to US Projects

Enbridge Inc. is channeling most of its investment into the US as Canadian regulations and lengthy approvals make the country less competitive, Chief Executive Officer Greg Ebel said.

About two-thirds of the C$30 billion investment program at Canada’s biggest pipeline operator is going to the US, where opportunities are better, Ebel said at an event in Toronto. Policies introduced under former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau — including an emissions cap on energy producers, a carbon levy, a tanker ban off northern British Columbia and a drawn-out approval process — have driven capital away, he said.

“That’s hard for a Canadian ...