19. (U) Canada,s northern territories contain large energy resources, notably natural gas deposits in the delta of the Mackenzie River, several hundred miles east of Alaska,s Prudhoe Bay. The energy industry expects that two gas pipelines will be built, one from the Mackenzie Delta and the other from Alaska,s North Slope. As the regulatory framework for the Alaska line develops, industry will have to determine the pipeline,s exact route both in Alaska and as it passes through Canada. 20. (U) Canada's electric power sector is interconnected at numerous points with the U.S. grid and has for decades been a large supplier of power to the U.S. market. The U.S./Canada Joint Task Force that investigated the August 2003 power outage recommended the creation of a North American Electric Reliabilitywas the custodian of the account, and Ricky was the minor beneficiary.  Two days after the account was opened, Ricky went to the bank, showed his driver's license and erroneously obtained the number of an account owned by an unrelated man named Richard A. Boudreau and his wife.  Using this account number, Ricky made nine withdrawals between January 17 and March 2, totaling $7,950, from Richard's account.  After discovering the unauthorized withdrawals, the bank notified Pope and Ricky and requested the return of the funds.  Restitution was never made.

On April 10, 1990, Pope tried to withdraw the $7,000 she had deposited into the trust account plus the accrued interest.  The bank refused to turn over the money because it had been used to partially set off Ricky's unauthorized