Too bad!
Edmontonians aren't buying what UCP is selling — literally
Jean may be more popular. But a voting block of metro Calgary UCP members could clinch Kenney's leadership.
http://edmontonjournal.com/news/politics/paula-simons-edmontonians-arent...
Money alone won't buy you the United Conservative leadership — but it sure helps
The new party’s high entrance fee is keeping the competition light for Kenney and Jean
http://ipolitics.ca/2017/09/13/money-alone-wont-buy-you-the-united-conse...
Jason Kenney’s Populist Snake Oil
In bid to run Alberta’s Conservatives, ex-MP is promising the impossible on pipelines, equalization.
https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2017/09/27/Jason-Kenney-Snake-Oil/
Alberta NDP takes aim at Jason Kenney in new law on gay-straight alliances
http://thechronicleherald.ca/canada/1507361-alberta-ndp-takes-aim-at-jas...
How the oil industry created a ‘deep state’ in Canada
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Democracy depends on a wide range of institutions: political parties; courts, police, and media; non-partisan civil servants and arms-length regulators; and universities with experts who pursue truth wherever evidence may lead. A key feature of democracy is that these institutions are genuinely independent. They are not beholden to any private interest, and are instead loyal to the public interest and obedient to the rule of law.
But what happens when public institutions lose their independence? Even more, what happens when a whole series of democratic institutions falls under the sway of one private interest? This would occur, for example, when the governing party, the opposition party, the civil service, universities and regulators all follow the lead of the same private interest.
When several key democratic institutions are captured and held by the same private interest, a “deep state” forms. A deep state is an unofficial system of government that arises separately from, but is closely connected to, the official system. It is a public-private hybrid that operates outside public view. In a modern democracy like Canada, a deep state typically comprises leading owners and executives of major private interests and their allies, together with a selection of politicians and bureaucrats tied to the success of those private interests. A successful deep state captures and harnesses the institutions of democracy for its own use.
Very few private interests have the resources to establish a deep state. In Canada, one that does is the oil industry.
In Historic Step, Banking Giant Cuts Ties With Tar Sands
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KEITH STEWART: So this is big just because BNP Paribas is such a large bank. Eighth largest bank in the world. Previously we've seen another major European Bank, ING, come out saying, they would not fund tar sands pipelines. We have here in Canada our largest credit union, Desjardins is looking at making the same step, although they haven't made a final decision yet.
But BNP Paribas went even further, they said, not only we're not going to fund those pipelines, which is one of the things Greenpeace has been really focused on because they are the things that enable the expansion of the tar sands. They've also said they're going to get out of fine funding companies that get more than 30% of their revenue from tar sands, from shale oil and gas and they're also not going to finance any arctic oil explorations. So those are big steps and this is a sign that I think the finance sector's recognizing that, getting behind renewable energy, getting out of fossil fuels is not just the right thing to do, it's also the smart thing to do.
Banks don't take these kinds of steps if they think they're going to lose a lot of money, I think BNP Paribas is looking, you know if we say here in Canada, they're looking to where the puck is going, not where it is right now. And they're saying, that's where the future is and that's something we've been saying to all the other banks. We, you know, Greenpeace we've written to I think about 27, 28 banks about this. We're in conversation with a number of them. And we're being listened to in a way that we wouldn't have been five years ago, where we would've been laughed off.
We're seeing projects being canceled, we're seeing skyrocketing investing in renewables, that's good news for the climate. And it's good news for the air that we breathe, for the water that we drink.
Tailings ponds: The worst is yet to come
The sheer size and scope of Alberta's some 20 oil sands tailings ponds is unprecedented for any industry in the world. According to the U.S. Department of the Interior, one of these ponds — the Mildred Lake Settling Basin — is the world's largest dam by volume of construction material. Since oilsands mining operations started in 1967, 1.3 trillion litres of fluid tailings has accumulated in these open ponds on the Northern Alberta landscape (Figure 1). This is enough toxic waste to fill 400,000 Olympic swimming pools.
Unlike tailings produced from conventional hard rock mining, the solids in oilsands tailings will take centuries to settle to the bottom of the ponds. As a result, it is impossible to dewater the waste for timely reclamation without significant intervention. This problem was recognized as early as 1973 by the Government of Alberta, which identified oilsands tailings as untreatable with existing technologies. The government recognized that the "continuous accumulation of liquid tailings" was not acceptable and that the ponds must be "restricted in their size, location and duration of use."
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With tailings ponds continuing to grow on the landscape, the risk of failure poses an ever-increasing risk to communities, the environment, and taxpayers. Moreover, should the oilsands mining industry not survive accelerating global transitions toward decarbonized energy systems, Albertans must be protected from being left behind to foot the bill for enormous clean-up costs. However, less than 8 per cent of these costs is held as security by the province, leaving Albertan taxpayers exposed to a significant financial risk for tens of billions of dollars if major companies are no longer around when it's finally time to reclaim these sites.
Looking at these grim facts, it's worth asking: when will we as Albertans say enough is enough? Companies have kicked the can down the road on cleaning up their tailings for five decades now, but industry's own forecasts indicate that the worst is still yet to come.
I've been thinking about the problem of the tailings 'ponds' (lakes more like it) for some years now. What is alarming is the amount of fresh water which is rendered impotable by the tiniest amount of oil/gasoline. FN people trying to live off the land in the area report that if you catch a fish and fry it, it tastes like plastic. The problem is of gargantuan proportions. It is visible from space.
Even oil industry engineers admit that if you just leave it there, it will take about 200,000 years for nature to restore the ecosystem.
On a very small scale, there is the example of decomissioning gas stations in urban areas. The underground gasoline tanks are prone to leaking, as they eventually corrode. Rendering the land usable again is very expensive. You have to dig down 200 feet, or until you hit the bedrock. Even then, the bedrock could be contaminated. You'd have to blast it and grind it and separate out the bad stuff.
The first thought is to incinerate it, but at such a high temperature that not one molecule hits the atmosphere. With any luck, it could break down into the pure elements which could be stored and shipped to those who could use them. Huge amounts of renewable energy would be needed to get the process started, however there is a lot of hydrogen in the waste which would contribute to the power needed, plus the energy from the huge amounts of heat which the process would inevitably entail. Carbon dioxide sequestration is a bit of a crock, but if you could reduce it to pure carbon (soot) it would be fairly harmless.
The unit envisioned would be kind of like a huge underground refractory. Each element turns into gas at a different temperature. You might even be able to make useful stuff like fertilizer from the byproducts. Toxic elements like mercury could be separated out.
Suzuki says that geoengineering is a crock. However, we made this mess, and somehow we have to fix it. A project like this would be on a geoengineering scale. We owe it to the environment and the life which will live there long after we have gone.
If anyone has any better ideas, I would be all ears. Perhaps a "cold" system I would know nothing about. Or we can always wait 200,000 years.
..there is no tech fix in sight. there may never be.
..so first things first, the expansion needs to stop and since all political parties have been captured by the industry that leaves the population to do that work. thus activism thus the stopping of pipelines. we also need appropriate polluter pay policy.
Mainstreet Research confident in poll numbers ahead of Calgary election
A polling company that is predicting a Naheed Nenshi loss in Calgary’s mayoral race is so confident in its numbers, it released a scorecard on Sunday to compare competing polls.
Mainstreet Research polls for Postmedia sayBill Smith has a 13 per cent lead over Nenshi with 52 per cent of the decided vote. That’s in sharp contrast to polls from Forum Research and LRT on the Green that find Nenshi enjoys a strong lead. Mainstreet said there’s a lot of bias among some political commentators.
“Certainly I’ve seen a lot of behaviour from political scientists that I would say is quite shocking in this election campaign, and some of it quite frankly is quite appalling. Especially when we see professors who are accusing Postmedia reporters of making up quotes. That, to me, is beyond the pale,” said spokesperson David Valentin.
Valetin points to heavy advance poll turnout, which he says signals voters are demanding change. He believes when the results roll in on Monday night, it will be payback time.
“We’re going to be going through the case study and singling people out and showing what exactly it is they said and did. And I think anyone who comments to the media should expect that their comments are going to receive scrutiny after the fact. I think that’s fair,” he said.
Mainstreet accurately predicted the Alberta’s NDP’s majority election win in 2015, and at the same time, the collapse of the PC party.
http://www.660news.com/2017/10/15/mainstreet-research-expects-payback-am...
Mainstreet Research confident in poll numbers ahead of Calgary election
A polling company that is predicting a Naheed Nenshi loss in Calgary’s mayoral race is so confident in its numbers, it released a scorecard on Sunday to compare competing polls.
Mainstreet Research polls for Postmedia sayBill Smith has a 13 per cent lead over Nenshi with 52 per cent of the decided vote. That’s in sharp contrast to polls from Forum Research and LRT on the Green that find Nenshi enjoys a strong lead. Mainstreet said there’s a lot of bias among some political commentators.
“Certainly I’ve seen a lot of behaviour from political scientists that I would say is quite shocking in this election campaign, and some of it quite frankly is quite appalling. Especially when we see professors who are accusing Postmedia reporters of making up quotes. That, to me, is beyond the pale,” said spokesperson David Valentin.
Valetin points to heavy advance poll turnout, which he says signals voters are demanding change. He believes when the results roll in on Monday night, it will be payback time.
“We’re going to be going through the case study and singling people out and showing what exactly it is they said and did. And I think anyone who comments to the media should expect that their comments are going to receive scrutiny after the fact. I think that’s fair,” he said.
Mainstreet accurately predicted the Alberta’s NDP’s majority election win in 2015, and at the same time, the collapse of the PC party.
http://www.660news.com/2017/10/15/mainstreet-research-expects-payback-am...
Ha ha. Looks like Nenshi squeaked through at 51%. As John Diefenbaker said, "polls are for dogs".
Congrats to Nenshi. Loving the pollster's war of words here as well. Was never a fan of Mainstreet, glad to see them step in it a little bit on this one.
Alberta oilpatch pollution badly underestimated
New research suggests industry and government are badly underestimating Alberta’s emissions of one of the most potent greenhouse gases.
The difference between official estimates and the measured results suggests the province’s energy industry could have to double its planned methane emission cuts if Alberta is to meet its promised 45 per cent reduction.
“A lot of eyes are going to be really wide when they see the comparison,” said Carleton University’s Matt Johnson, author of the study published in Environmental Science and Technology. “If we thought it was bad, it’s worse.”
Currently, industry is only required to report how much methane is released during flaring and venting. So-called fugitive emissions from equipment such as leaky valves have only been estimated.
Johnson’s study is the first to use aerial flyovers of oil and gas fields to actually measure released methane, a greenhouse gas about 30 times more powerful than carbon dioxide.
Researchers were able to distinguish between industrial and agricultural methane emissions by tracking trace amounts of ethane — a gas released by oil and gas wells, but not by cattle.
“That allows us to attribute it,” Johnson said.
The total measurements were compared with methane releases reported by industry and methane emissions estimated in the most recent National Pollutant Release Inventory.
In Lloydminster, results from the airborne tests found the type of heavy oil recovery used in that area released 3.6 times more methane than previously thought.
That same heavy oil technique is widely used elsewhere in Alberta, including the Peace River, Cold Lake and Athabasca regions.
If methane emissions from those other regions are equally underreported, Johnson said, Alberta could be underestimating releases of the gas by as much as 50 per cent.
“To achieve the kind of reductions that both the province and the federal government are trying to get, they’re going to have to focus on those sites,” he said.
In Red Deer, Johnson’s measured results were roughly equal to the total of reported releases and estimates of fugitive releases.
But the study confirmed that fugitive emissions — which are currently unregulated — account for 94 per cent of released methane. That has major implications as governments consider new regulations on the gas, said Johnson.
“You can’t ignore those sources. Those leaks really are a big deal.”
The study also suggests a need for tougher and more expensive inspections and detection equipment for conventional oil and gas producers.
Alberta premier going on tour to stump for Trans Mountain pipeline project
Alberta Premier Rachel Notley is to go on tour later this month to stump for the Trans Mountain pipeline, but is resisting opposition calls to wield a big stick against its opponents.
Notley is to speak in Toronto, Ottawa, Vancouver, Calgary and Edmonton over the next three weeks on the importance of the pipeline expansion to the British Columbia coast through Burnaby.
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Alberta has joined Kinder Morgan in urging the National Energy Board to cut the red tape and get the permits approved.
"We will continue to do the work that we can do in the appropriate forums to advocate for Alberta's position (and) for Kinder Morgan's position," Notley told the legislature.
The pipeline expansion has met fierce opposition in B.C. on the grounds it is an environmental hazard, perpetuates a greenhouse-gas economy and doesn't respect the rights of Indigenous people.
Nixon pushed Notley on how she feels about federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh opposing the project.
"Has the premier spoken to her federal leader and informed him he is wrong on his position on pipelines?" Nixon asked.
Yes, said Notley.
"I've told Mr. Singh that he is wrong, he is dead wrong, but just as important, he is irrelevant — and the reason he is irrelevant is because the decision has already been taken by the federal government."
Pipelines have become the focus of question period in the current Alberta legislature sitting.
The more I see of Rachel Notley the more I like her
Another big day for Rachel Notley.
Kinder Morgan Canada wins appeal on Trans Mountain expansion
CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - Canada’s energy regulator ruled on Thursday in favor of Kinder Morgan Canada Ltd in its appeal seeking to sidestep some municipal permits needed for the company’s C$7.4 billion ($5.8 billion) Trans Mountain pipeline expansion.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-kinder-morgan-cn-pipeline-regulator/k...
Canada’s Oil Capital Is Making the Leap Toward Renewable Energy
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-12-13/canada-s-oil-capital-...
Alberta MLA says he regrets firing woman after she made sex harassment complaint
Alberta's Opposition house leader says he regrets firing an employee after she told him she was being sexually harassed, and says his caucus is committed to ending abuse in the workplace.
Long, long overdue!
Alberta Labour Movement needs to unionize their hospitality sector to give their small business sector something to really whine about. Never understood why someone wants to be in business living off the backs of the poor. Oh I forgot, that's what keeps a lot of rich folks rich, and the poor, poor, eh!
Alberta’s small businesses chafe under new labour laws
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/small-business/sb-man...
This could help to get Notley re-elected.
Oil climbs above $60 as recovery accelerates
http://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/article/Oil-climbs-above-60-as-...
Rachel Notley must be elated with the sizeable increase in the price of oil
Jason Kenney's 'ascension' to provincial politics marred by hyperbolic attacks on NDP
Staying humble seems to be a bit of struggle for Kenney’s staff, too. In a UCP news release Wednesday announcing the certification of the results of last month’s by-election in Calgary-Lougheed, the party referred to the “ascension of Kenney to MLA and Leader of the United Conservative Caucus.” Really? The ascension?
http://calgaryherald.com/news/politics/graham-thomson-jason-kenneys-asce...
Economic outlook
Economic indicators that show signs of how Alberta's economy is performing.
Alberta’s economic recovery is firmly underway, with nearly every sector of the provincial economy strengthening.
Alberta is widely expected to lead all provinces in growth this year, with real GDP growth revised up to 4.0% from 2.6%. This growth has been fuelled by robust numbers over the first half of 2017.
Brownlee's reputation was sufficiently rehabilitated that by 1983, there was a government office building bearing his name in Edmonton. Somewhat ironically, given the nature of his own court case, his namesake building is home to Family Justice Services.
The United Farmers were probably the closest Alberta came to having a socialist government prior to May 24, 2015. Though I think Brownlee was regarded as being on the conservative end of the party.
Alberta Premier Rachel Notley is accusing Premier John Horgan’s government of “hypocrisy” when it comes to energy development, as British Columbia offers incentives to spur the construction of liquefied natural gas export facilities while trying to thwart the Kinder Morgan oil pipeline expansion.
Maybe it is hypocritical, but this strikes me as one of those situations for which the phrase "And there's not a damned thing you can do about it" was coined. Within the confines of its own borders, a province can be as hypocritical as it wants.
Very sad to see Liberals try and exploit a situatiuon like this. But then again Swann is such a loser!
Alberta EMS denies Liberal MLA claim that Stoney Nakoda response stretched resources ‘beyond capacity’
https://globalnews.ca/news/4125927/stoney-nakoda-children-ems-response/
Sweet!
Go Rachel Go!
Alberta NDP tops 2017 party donations with $2.11 million raised
http://edmontonjournal.com/news/politics/alberta-ndp-tops-2017-party-don...
Just doesn’t look good Rachel, it doesn’t look good!
If Alberta had listened to Suzuki’s advice they might not be in such a disastrous environmental mess in the first place
Just sayin'!
Significant victory for Notley if pipeline goes forward: poli-sci professor
Premier Rachel Notley answers questions from the press after her State of the Province address in Calgary. Wednesday, October 19th, 2016. (Crystal Laderas - 660 NEWS)
The political feud between Alberta and British Columbia over the Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion could spell “advantage” for Rachel Notley.
“I think she’s been quite strategic,” Mount Royal University Political Science Professor Lori Williams explained. “Some people, I’m sure, have wondered along the way whether she was taking the best tact, but it looks like what she’s done, up until this point, has made a difference.”
Williams admitted the Alberta Premier’s strategy has been authoritative and effective thus far, and should the Kinder Morgan project move into production, triumph could lead to future political success.
“Of course, that’s not all due to Rachel Notley’s moves on this,” Williams qualified. “But she’s been an important part of that and, I think, can claim a significant victory in the progress that’s been made on that count. Justin Trudeau, of course, has something to claim there, as well.”
United Conservative Party (UCP) leader Jason Kenney previously noted Notley was giving away Alberta’s bargaining leverage, and even quipped, he’d love to play a game of poker with her some time.
“With things in limbo, as they are right now, there’s not a lot that he can do to get a lot of attention,” Williams said of the UCP leader.
“The person making the decisions, the one who’s engaging in negotiations, the one who’s trying to move this forward, the one who’s in power is Rachel Notley,” she confirmed. “The other thing is that Jason Kenney, for the most part, agrees with most of the moves that have been made by Rachel Notley, up until this point,” the political science professor said, when asked if the expansion project could become an election issue.
http://www.660news.com/2018/04/19/significant-victory-notley-pipeline-go...
Jason Kenney’s UCP is as Anti-Democratic as Putin’s Russia, MLA Derek Fildebrandt Says
Fildebrandt and Jason Kenney’s office accuse each other of spreading ‘lies’ and ‘misinformation’
https://pressprogress.ca/jason-kenneys-ucp-is-as-anti-democratic-as-puti...
Jason Kenney and United Conservative Party run but cannot hide from abortion bubble zone debate
No one needed to paint Kenney as an extremist. He picked up the brush himself and splashed the paint all over.
http://edmontonjournal.com/opinion/columnists/paula-simons-jason-kenney-...
Jason Kenney’s UCP is as Anti-Democratic as Putin’s Russia, MLA Derek Fildebrandt Says
Fildebrandt and Jason Kenney’s office accuse each other of spreading ‘lies’ and ‘misinformation’
https://pressprogress.ca/jason-kenneys-ucp-is-as-anti-democratic-as-puti...
Fildebrandt? I'm surprised that guy has enough time away from the courtroom to comment on anything.
See under "Controversies"...
Kenney defends statement questioning degree of human contribution to climate change
https://www.nationalobserver.com/2018/05/07/news/kenney-defends-statemen...
Marking the third anniversary of Rachel Notley's unexpected NDP victory
Notwithstanding what you’ve been told ever since by the usual suspects on the right, I still think that. Whatever happens after the general 30th general election expected in the spring of next year, assuming Premier Notley's government plays along with the silly PC "fixed election period" law that still clutters up Alberta's statutes, this place will never again be quite the same as it was before the Cinco de Mayo 2015.
Notley's victory made it clear that Alberta is more like the rest of Canada -- more humane, more inclusive, more respectful, more democratic, and therefore more prone to healthy changes of government from time to time. This remains true even if there is another change of government in 2019.
"Once they recover from yesterday's shock," I predicted in that first post-election commentary, "the right-wing opposition will go wild. It is not unreasonable to assume that some elements of the business community will go as far as trying to sabotage the economy, as happened when Bob Rae was premier of Ontario. … The right-wing press will start by telling us immediately this election result really means Albertans want more conservatism."
In addition, I also predicted, "some of Notley's strongest supporters will be disappointed and bitter when the realities of politics, which is the art of the possible after all, mean they cannot have their wish list instantly fulfilled."
All this has come true in spades.
Of course Jim Prentice, the last PC premier of Alberta, inadvertently helped the NDP with one of the most spectacularly awful campaigns imaginable -- a combination of lame strategy, bad luck, and a tin ear that didn't seem capable of picking up what Albertans were telling him, which was not to call an early election.
The NDP presumably understands that it can't expect a break like that again from the conservative movement. Right now, the tides seem to be running in favour of the United Conservative Party led by former Harper cabinet minister Jason Kenney, a thought that is bound to be emphasized as the party opens its first convention as a legal entity today in Red Deer. Notwithstanding the anniversary, it is likely to be a celebratory occasion, as befits a confident front-runner.
In Calgary last night, though, nearly 1,000 people gathered to hear a speech by Robert Reich, Public Policy Professor at the University of California, Berkeley, U.S. secretary of labour in President Bill Clinton's administration, and an aggressive social media critic of the Trump Administration and its ilk elsewhere.
The topic of his remarks at the event organized by the Alberta Federation of Labour: "Saving Capitalism: Income Inequality and Populism."
His point wasn’t that modern capitalism needs to be replaced by some other economic system. Rather, he argued, the choice now is what kind of capitalism we want, and we do have a choice. "Capitalism comes in many flavours."
"The issue is not capitalism versus socialism," he told a questioner. "The issue is what kind of capitalism. Is it capitalism that is human centred, centred on social justice, and the needs of people, or is it harsh capitalism that makes a few people very, very wealthy and almost everybody else frightened. Morally you cannot run a society in which only a few gain the benefits and most people are on the losing end."
"You can’t even do it as a matter of economics," he added, "because if you start losing your middle class, you don’t have enough aggregate demand for all the goods and services you’re producing."
He described political discourse in the United States today in similar terms. "The essential debate in the United States is not between the left and the right, it is not between the Democrats and the Republicans, it’s between progressive populists and authoritarian populists."
It's hard not to see the choice between another government led by Notley and one led by Kenney in a very similar light.
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Interesting point about the date of the next Alberta election. Instead of having an election next spring, perhaps the NDP should consider changing it to a year later than that. But if the NDP is going to do that, they need to start talking about it sooner, rather than later.
A society based on giving does not have to be based on trade. As it says in the Acts of the Apostles 11:29 "From each according to his ability", and from 4:29 "To each according to his need".
..how can anyone in alta..in canada believe that the tarsands projects is a benefit to canadians?
Kevin Taft on stories the Alberta government and oil industry don’t want to tell
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In theory the companies that make these messes are responsible for cleaning them up. In practice the liability could ultimately be on taxpayers. In July 2015, Alberta’s Auditor General reported that the Alberta government is liable for up to $20 billion for cleaning up the oil sands mines alone. That is just the beginning. The Alberta Energy Regulator has internal estimates that the total cost of cleaning up all Alberta’s oil industry (conventional and oil sands) will run to $260 billion, which could crush the finances of Alberta’s government.
Another zone of silence surrounds the story of royalty rates. Under Canada’s constitution provincial governments own natural resources, and when they sell those resources they are paid royalties. Royalty rates are the product of negotiations between the seller --government-- and the buyer -- industry. The oil industry brings to the bargain vast amounts of capital, technical expertise, and organizational capacity. On its side, the Alberta government brings the bitumen; the water; the land; the highways, hospitals, universities, and schools that allow the work to happen; the rule of law; and vast amounts of its own research funding.
Guess who won the negotiation. In 2016, the five largest oil sands projects in the Ft McMurray region (Syncrude, two Suncor mines, Imperial Oil, and Cenovus) paid an average royalty of 1.4% of gross revenues. When I asked an energy economist if Alberta’s royalty rates were unusually low he replied, “You can’t get lower than these rates without giving it away for free.”
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Another zone of silence concerns the destination of profits from the oil sands industry. Although some of the largest oil sands companies are headquartered in Canada, recent research indicates a majority of investors in the oil sands are foreign, which means a majority of the profits flow out of Canada to the US, China, and Europe. So the Notley government is pouring money into an advertising campaign that promotes a foreign-owned pipeline company that will ship raw bitumen gathered by foreign-owned corporations to sell for processing in foreign lands.
Al Gore vs. Naheed Nenshi...
Gore can say whatever he wants as far as I'm concerned, though I'm trying to imagine the reaction from Canadian progressives if it was Dick Cheney weighing in to support Notley, Trudeau, and Kenney.
