Energy security
Little-known facts
- Ontario imports almost half its oil from the world market, and Quebec imports over 90%
- Canada has no oil reserve and the National Energy Board has no emergency plan
- Canada's energy cannot go to Canadians first in times of scarcity
Gordon Laxer from Alberta's Parkland Institute gave a presentation in Toronto on 19 June 2007 on energy security in Canada and Ontario.
- Laxer's presentation in Toronto on 19 June 2007 (PowerPoint file): Gordon_Laxer_Parkland_Institute_for_PCT.ppt
- Read Laxer's op-ed in the Globe and Mail (28 May 2007): Easterners could freeze in the dark (on G&M web site) or printable version (PDF): Easterners could freeze in the dark
Comic
Read our latest comic Energy Security in Canada & Ontario
Written by Jeff Berg and illustrated by Claudia Dávila
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