Alberta premier makes oilsands pitch in USA Today guest column

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Alberta’s Premier Alison Redford (Photo credit: queensu)

Here is Premier Alison Redford’s guest column as it appeared online late Monday on USA Today:

Keystone is responsible oilsands development

I’m proud to say Alberta applauds and shares the president’s strong desire to address climate change and we’re already taking action.

On behalf of my province — a close friend, ally and northern neighbour to the American people — I can say confidently that Alberta and the United States share one of the most trusted and important relationships in the world. The United States is already Alberta’s biggest customer for our oil. The Keystone XL pipeline will further cement the strong bond between Alberta and the U.S. and is important in developing a safe, secure North American energy partnership.

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