The choice is stark. We can continue clinging to oil, hoping a new American imperial thirst to directly control natural resources doesn’t turn toward Canadian territory, all while watching the global market for our oil product evaporate. Or we can pivot toward renewable energy, securing both our sovereignty and our economic future.
An aerial view of the Cema oilsands in Fort McMurray, Alta., pictured in 2012. Venezuela’s crisis should serve as our warning. Before America decides Alberta’s oil belongs to them, perhaps we should decide it belongs to our past, not our future, writes Tim Gray. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright