Is restricting U.S. from Canada’s oil ‘crazy’? Here’s what happened before
The escalating trade war between Canada and the U.S. has reignited the debate over whether to use Canadian energy exports as leverage over the Trump administration.
The trade war between Canada and the U.S. has sparked a debate over the potential use of Canadian energy exports as a means to pressure the Trump administration. However, experts warn against repeating history, as Canada once angered the U.S. by imposing an export tax on the oil it sold to the southern border. This move, along with the establishment of the National Energy Program, led to decades of Western Canadian alienation and is now seen as unwise given the current energy crisis, upcoming Alberta separatism referendum, and increasing tensions with Washington.
Heather Exner-Pirot, a senior fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, states that it would be "crazy" to restrict U.S. access to Canada's oil, as it would be seen as "Alberta being the sacrificial lamb" to satisfy Ontario's interests.
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