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Subject: Canada: Dismayed by U.S. Reaction, Nation Turns to Asia for Oil, Gas Deal
YelliChink    11/28/2011 1:37:11 PM
Canada: Dismayed by U.S. Reaction, Nation Turns to Asia for Oil, Gas Deal By JIM FOX LEDGER CORRESPONDENT Published: Saturday, November 19, 2011 at 11:33 p.m. Last Modified: Saturday, November 19, 2011 at 11:33 p.m. Canada is looking to sell its oil and natural gas in Asia after the U.S. administration delayed a decision on a controversial $7 billion pipeline project. Approving the Keystone XL oil pipeline to transport Canadian crude to refineries in Texas from Alberta's oilsands was a "no brainer," Prime Minister Stephen Harper said earlier. He even predicted it would be approved by the end of the year and construction would begin soon afterward. After all, it would have created thousands of jobs in the U.S. and provided a major source of oil to its neighbor and largest trading partner to help ease dependence on crude from non-friendly Middle East nations, he reasoned. Harper expressed Canada's disappointment in a meeting last week in Hawaii with President Barack Obama after the U.S. State Department asked for a different route through Nebraska and a further environmental assessment. "This highlights why Canada must increase its efforts to make sure it can supply its energy outside of the United States and into Asia in particular," Harper said. ================================================================================================================================================ Seriously? How hard do you need to try to screw US-Canadian relation?
 
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RedParadize       11/28/2011 5:45:12 PM
Few are aware that Canada have the 3rd largest proven oil reserve in the world, and it could even be 2nd if the speculation about arctic region happen to be true.
 
I think its just a delay, the project will eventually be done. Personally, I don't think this will screw US-Canadian relation, Harper (and us) understand that U.S. State Department have a job to do before this project come to life.
 
Harper statement about "increasing efforts to make sure it can supply its energy outside U.S." is not a treat, it is something that would have been (and have been) done anyway. Canada rely too much on American economic grow, and we would be fool to not "surf" on the Asian economic boom. not by reducing our trade with U.S., but by proportionally increase our trade with the rest of the world.
 
What really scare us is a return to American protectionism, that would really hurt us. Thats a idea that conservative have been dancing around lately. But honestly I don't see how it could happen.
 
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Nanheyangrouchuan       11/30/2011 11:52:31 PM
The deal was cancelled due to fully bipartisan resistance in Nebraska.  The Canadians went to far as to refuse to build a double walled pipeline and install a full leak detection network.   Nebraska requested this because the pipeline will go over sections of the Ogalalla aquifer that are so close to the surface that the ground can be marshy at times.  Canada didn't budge on any requests.
 
So Nebraska pulled out its full list of states rights (which True Conservatives appreciate, but not right wingers) and killed the deal.
 
This incident also demonstrates how two faced and forked tongue Canadians are when it comes to lecturing America on environmental issues, tribal issues, and other issues.
 
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