On The Map with Avi Lewis: Alberta Oil Sands

Oil. Canada has it and the US craves it. But what are the implications of treating Alberta's tar sands as America's security blanket? Avi talks to Diana Gibson of the Parkland Institute at the University of Alberta about NAFTA, Kyoto, and Canada's own energy security. Watch all the footage at www.cbc.ca/onthemap

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[riderfanszmul]

texas of the north because of all the rednecks lol

[erciyesli]

Fuck States!! we are not American!! i live in alberta/edmonton canadians own all this oil here!! not terroristAmericans!!!!

[UncleSamProduction]

I might to moving to the States but when they mean to share the oil THEY WANT IT. We are keeping it I literally saw a commercial not to long ago where it said that CANADA's oil sands would benefit the United States. I never knew Canada was the 51st state. I will be happy to move but the oil stays there. Now for the Environment problem WHO THE FUCK IS PUTTING DUCKS NEAR where oil is located. Move them its better moving their habitats then them getting screwed with the oil that's over there.

[farouqnimer]

God bless these sands :D

[sixinafour]

FREE ALBERTA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[blind51de]

Was Klein even in office when this aired?

[Ferley88]

@erciyesli maybe so but when america buys it hello freinds. when china buys it... ok hello freind. it dont matter. when its depleted youll be like, fuck you consumed us! thatll be long after i die so i dont care. pays my bills 4 times over

[MrMonkknight]

harper will exit nafta agreement and tax the us on every pipe line that leads into the us at a rate that would exceed the cost of them buying it from the sudies which will increas the reserve increase the profit and ultimately show the world that canada is pulling away from the american way of life and buisness as they are turning their country to an undesirable place to be and running their goverment in a hurtful maner to king and country, and the citezens do nothing nothing nothing but watch.

[Tsnore]

Tar Baby Canucks?

[Bovro]

I hate my government

[studentofsmith]

By selling all its oil to the US Canada does increase its dependency on the US as a buyer but at the same time US dependence on Canada as a seller also increases.

Becoming a major supplier of oil to the US increases Canada's political clout in Washington but it should probably sell to the Chinese as well, just to keep its options open.

[drmodestoesq]

Hilariously enough, Harper said we believe in binding contracts. This of course, is true. However, if we look at the Free Trade contract the U.S. signed with Canada, we see, that when it came to softwood lumber, americans simply had a different definition of the word "binding."  Also, according to the "deal" Alberta's oil is completely accessible to America no matter what Canada's predicament. Not that Albertans would care anyway. If oil goes to $200 a barrel we won't be paying $199.99.