Let's see, USA subsidies to help Canada sell their oil on an international market. Meanwhile we tear up our land and incur environmental risk at what gain to US? It's not like the oil is not already being transported by existing pipelines...
@trollslayer No the oil is NOT being transported by existing pipelines or at a minimum not in the quantities you need it in... and what is in it for the USA? I think energy security from a very secure neighbour and friend might be a pretty convincing argument.... Sheesh - I have seen short sighted geniuses before but it does not take a degree in rocket science to figure this one out....
@trollslayer It kind of sucks for everyone. Here in Canada we were pressured to stop refining our own oil basically to create American jobs on the Gulf coast.
@jackjjackson The reason we don't refine it is because of pressure from Washington. We shut down the refineries in the 70s to essentially subsidize American jobs.
Trudeau Sr was all about doing it ourselves.
In fact we have been pressured into strategic dependence on the US since the 50s.
It is also why defense contracts are just handed over south of the border.