We rely on selling our oil - our sh*tty, inefficient oil.
There is nothing independent about that.
Our crude is inefficient? How is it less efficient than Orinoco Heavy imported into E.Canada?
We rely on selling our oil - our sh*tty, inefficient oil.
There is nothing independent about that.
Ask Oliver.
Nothing that he or you said denies the fact that the market is unstable and that delayed the budget.
If you think I'm wrong on that critical point, let me know.
Angstrom, what are you going to do with the extra money in your budget? The price of everything is dropping thanks to lower energy. Will your extra spending money help the economy?
What all Canadians should be is very happy about our energy independence, something you don't seem to understand.
Perhaps you are not getting the fact that we still need to sell to someone and if that price is low, it's not good for tax revenue or jobs?
If we were truly independent then we wouldn't care about pipelines to the US or selling to China.
We have energy independence, now we are trying to supply nations that are not independent. It's called a good idea.
“Canada’s oil-producing provinces – Alberta, Saskatchewan and Newfoundland and Labrador – would face negative hits to incomes and, eventually, spending, while the rest of the provinces (all net oil consumers) would likely enjoy net benefits via a stronger U.S. economy and lower energy costs.”
Now considering that exporting oil is our big thing right now, that's a net detriment to the country as a whole.
Oil's toll: Folks in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Newfoundland will be poorer - The Globe and Mail
Lower tax revenue is a bad thing.
Yes, now that we have achieved energy independence we need to boost manufacturing. One thing at a time mentalfloss.
Can't put the trailer in front of the truck.