Canada doesn't need to export tarsands to China to remain one of the most prosperous countries in the world. There is no need for us to increase our production of fossil fuels, our domestic supply is more than adequate to meet all of our foreseeable requirements (which are actually declining). It is greed alone that drives the expansion of pipelines. 

As for alternative fuels we have a variety of biofuels and a stable and ample domestic supply of fossil fuels for heating and transportation.  For baseload electricity generation we have hydro and geothermal, supplemented by wind and solar power.  

There is no shortage of innovation, proven technologies or even a sound business case to implement alternative fuel and energy technologies. What we lack is the political will to break away from our dependency on the the oil industry.