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Few Thoughts on Global Liberalism

Background: Alberta has oil. Low quality, but still economically viable. However Alberta is landlocked. Without a pipeline, the oil is worth less than what it really is. So, Alberta asked for a pipeline to be built and connected to the US. US is incidentally the largest market for their crude. However this oil extraction has seen strong opposition by the domestic and US based environmental groups. Alberta doesn't have any other big industry. What went on: in a see saw of decisions and political posturing, Trump signed an agreement allowing the construction of a pipeline from Alberta to USA. This is despite Canadians spitting on him on a daily basis. There is a good reason why the oil patch saw good support for Trump even after impeachment. One of the first acts of Biden govt was to use an Exec Order to cancel the project. It nullifies what Trump had signed .. this is no different from what Mulayam Singh Yadav and Mayawati would do in UP.  What is interesting is the Canadian Federal