Enbridge, BMO, TC Energy’s U.S. wings directed donations to election deniers

16 Canadian-headquartered companies supported politicians who voted not to certify the 2020 election through corporate PACs

Carly Penrose

10 Mar 2026 • 4 min read

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People scale the west wall of the the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021.

The south-of-the-border subsidiaries of 16 major Canadian companies donated to U.S. lawmakers who voted not to certify the presidential election victory of Joe Biden in January 2021. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Carly Penrose

Carly is a Toronto-based journalist. She holds a master of journalism from Toronto Metropolitan University. Her work has appeared in the National Post, This Magazine and The Canadian Press.

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