Early Days, But Smart Money Says Alberta's Pipeline Gets Built

[Dr Strangelove]

Windfarms create 50 Megawatts and they only need 2. Sadly the only market currently is New England.

[Dr Strangelove]

[Dr Strangelove]

If we're going to make demands, back them by threats and cite "comparable federal systems" -- well, two can play at that game. Most federal systems, for example, assign responsibilty for enforcing the common market to the federal government. None has anything like the notwithstanding clause. Etc etc.
I don't have anything against the idea of federal-provincial consultation on judicial appointments, in principle. But in the context of a severely weakened federation, I'd suggest this should be part of a larger negotiation.

[Dr Strangelove]

[Dr Strangelove]

[Dr Strangelove]

Job Market Disconnect: Contrary to claims that more production equals more jobs, the industry is reducing staff through automation and efficiency. The number of jobs per thousand barrels has dropped from roughly 38 a decade ago to around 22 today
Global Market Reality: Canadian oil companies operate within a global system seeking global profits, not as a national project designed to shield consumers
The 'Pipeline Lie': Pipelines only dictate where oil goes, not the price it sells for. To protect Canadians from global price spikes, the government would have to nationalize the resource and force a lower domestic price, which the video argues Alberta would never agree to
Propaganda vs. Reality: The video concludes that the demand for pipelines is disconnected from the reality of how global oil markets work