There is no guarantee that buying more from Canada means buying less from Saudi Arabia.
China is a huge emitter. While I see the immediate economic benefit for Canadians, I don't see how providing China with more sources of bitumen to burn reduces their CO2 and pollution output.
IMO this is no different of a scenario than us selling Saudi Arabia Canadian-made weapons to use against their enemies, and we make that argument because it's better than buying North Korean weapons.
What's the net end benefit?
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