Speaking in New Mexico on Thursday, Mitt Romney announced an energy
plan that promised energy independence — not for the United States only —
but also for Canada and Mexico.
“I’m going to establish an energy partnership with Canada and
Mexico,” he said. “We need to work together with these guys, work
collaboratively. And we need a fast-track process to make sure that
infrastructure projects are approved. And particularly, we’re going to
get that Keystone Pipeline built as one of those first infrastructure
projects that take advantage of their resources.”
In the past, American talk of “continental energy strategies”
provoked furious reactions in Canada. The prospect of continental energy
sharing was a major argument against the U.S.-Canada Free Trade
Agreement back in the 1980s. And now the issue is being raised again,
and the reaction from Canada is … quiet.
I see two reasons for this change of view among Canadians.
READ MORE: http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2012/08/25/david-frum-a-continental-energy-strategy-bring-it-on/
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