Bitumen production
Is the production of bitumen an exception to the rules set out in NAFTA?
It is my understanding that we can increase our percentage of "oil" exported to the USA but we cannot reduce that percentage without the full consent of the USA. Unless bitumen falls outside that percentage, which would be hard to believe as this admisntration consistently calls it oil, then how will we ever be able to produce enought to supply either Eastern Canadian refineres and the USA's percentage, never mind the intended exports to China and, according to Oliver, India ? Whether we like it or not we are bound to ship cheap bitumen to the USA in an amount that increases with our increased production...Sounds like a catch 22 to me.
