@skier9
funny...do you not realize that the Oil Sands workers are well aware of the Sydney Tar Ponds? I bet the largest source of employment income for Sydney and Cape Breton as a whole is the oil & gas industry in Alberta (and BC) - ask anybody in Cape Breton - or anybody who flies cross country on a regular basis.
And the facts on foreign investment in resource industries - actually still very strong - Conoco is not leaving Canada, in fact they now have a lot more capital flexibility ith a strengthened balance sheet and an overall reduced Cost of Supply to invest more in Surmont and to develop Blueberry. They are now a very large equity player in CVE and have an interest in both rising prices and the development of CVE assets.
Exxon (IOL) is doing Aspen, the Chinese are still investing, Total, even KNOC is getting its act together. Watch for Devon to invest more $$ in the coming years. These are long term assets with reducing Cost of Supply, huge reserves.
Facts matter.