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Chicago mission to highlight global importance of Alberta's energy resources

Government of Alberta -- Premier to champion oil sands in U.S. Midwest
Edmonton... Premier Alison Redford will focus on Alberta’s energy relationship with the U.S. when she meets with key decision makers and media February 25 to 29 in Chicago, Illinois.

“It is critical that Alberta broadens our outreach efforts and optimizes our effectiveness in the U.S.,” said Premier Redford. “We need to be more coordinated and strategic in how we approach our efforts in the U.S. and it is critical that we ensure our American friends understand who we are as a people and how important our relationship is.”

Redford will meet with a diverse set of stakeholders while in Chicago, including leading Illinois executives when she speaks at the prestigious Executives’ Club of Chicago. The Premier will also have meetings with the Chicag

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eye-spy Champion Author Quebec Posts:4,573 Points:2,414,070 Joined:Feb 2005	Message Posted: Mar 20, 2012 3:42:45 PM Ignore eye-spy Report Abuse If nobody "South of the Canadian Border" wants the oil..so be it!! Just build the pipeline towards the EAST and the rest of Canada can benefit from it. In other words, Canada does NOT have to rely on OPEC for oil!!
GRCummins53 Veteran Author Stockton Posts:353 Points:143,030 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Mar 20, 2012 3:42:29 PM Ignore GRCummins53 Report Abuse Purchasing oil from Alberta makes sense to MOST Americans, but not the ones who make the decisions.
headhog Champion Author Indiana Posts:1,654 Points:846,170 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Mar 20, 2012 3:42:27 PM Ignore headhog Report Abuse TransCanada needs to build it's own pipeline across Canada to the west coast. That way it can ship it oil sands oil to China and Asia which is what it intends to do anyway.
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nigelb Champion Author Virginia Posts:8,444 Points:1,388,830 Joined:Feb 2008	Message Posted: Mar 20, 2012 3:17:37 PM Ignore nigelb Report Abuse An article from the Government of Alberta - hardly an unbiased source!
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