They got the infrastructure in place already and they don’t have the money to switch over to greenner options. They will, and they are making efforts. Don’t boil it down to coal being dirty. They got different challenges than us.

They are getting that coal wherever they get the best deal. If Canada refuses to sell it, they’ll get it somewhere else. One way or another, they need that electricity. Canada has a much better mining standards, labour standards and human rights standards. We’re not using slave labour. Some of the other places in the world are.

Don’t just focus on carcinogenic and polluting aspects of coal. Their life without stable energy grid makes their life more miserable. They get a stable supply, away fron wars and conflicts. They get to grow. We get work for our citizens. It’s a transaction, not exploitation. Developing countries can’t afford to make the switch as quickly as we can. We’re still burning coal for electricity.

I’m not pushing elitism. Just saying that India buying coal from Canada is good for both countries.