Getting back to the subject of what Obama will mean for Canada...
He has already stated he will put in place a ten year plan to reduce US dependence on foreign oil, and he has an Energy secretary who has a distaste for dirty oil. Guess what the tar sands are considered to be. Clinton, during her "annointing" by Congress was making some pretty ugly noises about the Arctic.
Aside from all the Disneyland stargazing, we will have to see...