IMO, the Liberals are just playing lip service to the left/environmentalist side of the oil sands debate. They know what a cash cow oil is for the Canadian economy and when push comes to shove, they'll keep the oil flowing.
The truth is, many countries in the world are leveraging their own oil by promoting the oil sands as an environmental nightmare and that is hurting Canada as an oil supplier. We need politicians that will advocate for environmentalism while still finding ways to keep the industry going. Certainly we are an innovative enough country that we can find a middle ground.
Both the Conservatives and NDP are too extreme with their opposite view points. The Liberals are probably the best party to play both sides of the fence on this and are historically more for big business than conservatives give them credit for.
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