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Originally Posted by RougeUnderoos
Sure there are lots of nations that want oil but those nations are, as they say, on the other side of the ocean, and we have no access to them without Canada and/or the United States selling that access to us at whatever price they deem appropriate.The price of Alberta's oil will be decided in Washington and Ottawa, not in Edmonton or Calgary. They would have us by the balls.
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If you think so.
Canada and the United States are oil dependant nations. There are obvious benefits to both sides to be fair, and there are obvious pitfalls to both sides to be petty or vindictive.
Of course, all of this angst can be nullified by renegotiating a fairer confederation.