Why the latest anti-Keystone pipeline ad is a low blow to Canada

dafuq did I just watch?

I know!

Best line in the article: "The anti-Keystone campaign is in desperate need of adult supervision"

This is the level of "intelligent criticism" I expected from the anti-pipline crowd.

Not saying much, eh?

My favourite line was from Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver: "...tarnish Canada�s strong environmental record."

Honestly I dunno if I support Keystone anymore. Frankly if it forces us to build a trans-national pipeline, it becomes an all-canadian alternative that will have economic and cultural benifits that we as a country need. It may not be huge, but it would certainly have the effect of tying us together.

And any oil shipped south via rail would be majority transported by Canadian rail companies. Nothing wrong with CP and CN rail making even more money from the oil industry.

Well go tell people in BC to stop being whiny bitches then.

The pipeline out to NS is now moving into the aproval phase with wide political support across the areas that will require construction.

Having a pipeline going south will also be needed as production of oil is going to be larger than what two new pipelines can handle. In reflection 3 new pipelines are not going to be enough.

As I said in another thread, the extension of the Trans Canada pipeline is a way to route an export line to the south around these lunatics. Canadians will welcome their eastward extension of the pipeline (unlike lots of the Western Americans and Keystone) and, once it reaches the Eastern Seaboard, there is already ample pipeline infrastructure to move it south from various points. The kooks down there don't seem to realize that energy "self sufficiency" really means switching from a dependence on OPEC oil to one of Canadian oil. AS LONG AS WE RECEIVE A FAIR PRICE for our oil ... and not the historic, bargain-basement give-away price, this is a good thing. It will employ more Canadians and, if they can get "off" of Middle Eastern oil, it gives the Americans an opportunity to disengage from that region. They must see that as a good thing after all that they have been through, there, since the 1973 oil embargo.

Well go tell people in BC to stop being whiny bitches then.

Why? There is little benefit to a BC pipeline. There are no refineries in BC that would benefit from Northern Gateway. Conversely, there are 3 large refineries, 2 in Quebec and 1 in NB, as well as several smaller ones who would directly benefit from the eastern pipeline. Those are two provinces that, like it or not, need those secure, well paying jobs... Not to mention the cheaper local fuel prices that would stem from the cheaper oil.

One pipeline will be enough. If the American's want us to transport oil to the south via rail, we'll transport oil south via rail.

The pipeline to Burnaby can easily be expanded. As an example, where the pipeline crosses the Fraser in Hope (the big red and white suspension-bridge looking thing that goes over highway 7) can support a second pipeline with no structural upgrades.

Also, as a BC expat, I find your comment insulting.