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MUDLOGGER on March 11, 2006 - 3:41pm

Something I do not understand: Is Canada legally obliged to
send oil to the USA? How did that get on the statute books and did anybody ask the Canadian people, especially the French Canadians?

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Prof. Goose on March 11, 2006 - 3:49pm

"In 1993, oil and gas corporations based in Canada, many of them foreign-owned, lobbied for a proportionality clause to be included in NAFTA, which was then being negotiated. Under proportionality, Canada can cut exports to the U.S. to deal with shortages, only if we cut the same proportion of supplies to Canadians. This would not help at all."

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20050217.webcolaxer16/BNStory/National/

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sendoilplease on March 11, 2006 - 11:47pm

Professor, if I'm not mistaken that also applies to Mexico? Good deal for Us ;)

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