bush_cheney2004 Posted December 23, 2012 Report Share Posted December 23, 2012 That's OK.....71% of oil sands production is foreign owned, and they trade in U.S. dollars, not Canadian dollars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky Road Posted December 23, 2012 Report Share Posted December 23, 2012 That's OK.....71% of oil sands production is foreign owned, and they trade in U.S. dollars, not Canadian dollars. Bernanke coined the term fiscal cliff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kairos Posted December 31, 2012 Report Share Posted December 31, 2012 (edited) Harper and their ilk are traitors selling the rights to Canada's resources off to the highest bidder for the advantage of a small group of investors and right wing ideologues. Edited December 31, 2012 by kairos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffrey Posted January 1, 2013 Report Share Posted January 1, 2013 (edited) Harper and their ilk are traitors selling the rights to Canada's resources off to the highest bidder for the advantage of a small group of investors and right wing ideologues. Just to clarify, the resources (oilsands) belong to Alberta, not Canada, under the constitution. Maybe Albertans should have more influence in the process surrounding the ownership of their resources, rather than allowing those in Ontario or Quebec set the agenda? Edited January 1, 2013 by geoffrey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smallc Posted January 1, 2013 Report Share Posted January 1, 2013 Just to clarify, the resources (oilsands) belong to Alberta, not Canada, under the constitution. Sure, but, to clarify again, foreign affairs is a federal responsibility, and so is a concern of all Canadians. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffrey Posted January 1, 2013 Report Share Posted January 1, 2013 Sure, but, to clarify again, foreign affairs is a federal responsibility, and so is a concern of all Canadians. That, I give you. The point I was addressing, however, was the selling out of "our" resources. They don't belong to Canadians in general, just Albertans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smallc Posted January 1, 2013 Report Share Posted January 1, 2013 That, I give you. The point I was addressing, however, was the selling out of "our" resources. They don't belong to Canadians in general, just Albertans. True, although we all benefit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffrey Posted January 1, 2013 Report Share Posted January 1, 2013 True, although we all benefit. Of course, the economic impacts are substantial across Canada. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
punked Posted January 2, 2013 Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 Just to clarify, the resources (oilsands) belong to Alberta, not Canada, under the constitution. Maybe Albertans should have more influence in the process surrounding the ownership of their resources, rather than allowing those in Ontario or Quebec set the agenda? Just to clarify under the Constitution all trade in resources outside of the province is regulated by the FEDERAL government. I am not sure who you are going to sell it to if the Feds say it can't leave Alberta. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffrey Posted January 3, 2013 Report Share Posted January 3, 2013 Just to clarify under the Constitution all trade in resources outside of the province is regulated by the FEDERAL government. I am not sure who you are going to sell it to if the Feds say it can't leave Alberta. That would certainly be quite the constitutional crisis. Anyway, this was tried before. Lougheed turned off the taps and the rest of Canada quickly bowed to the reality that they need Alberta's energy exports. In either case, I'm advocating more provincial input into the decisions around natural resource ownership (though Nexen - nor China - owns any resources... they have leases and pay royalties to the people of Alberta). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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