Subj : Re: I watched the 'talk'
To   : KURT WEISKE
From : Rob Mccart
Date : Mon Mar 10 2025 01:51:00

RM> Oh, and they are working on a pipeline, East to West here. We talked
RM> about refineries the other day and apparently we do have refineries
RM> here, but they are all to the East and the bulk of our oil to the
RM> West and it was easier to pipe it to the USA than Truck it across
RM> Canada, which now may change if this goes through.

KW> Interesting. The article I read calling out US refineries refining
  > Canadian oil inferred that Canada lacked the capacity to refine, not
  > the transportation logistics.

I don't know if they have the capacity to totally replace our deals
with the USA, but I suppose while they are building the pipeline
they can maybe make the refineries bigger as well, plus that's only
for our use. The sale of oil to you will continue even if Trump puts
his threatened 10% tariff on it. Trump wants the profit from that
even if it costs you guys an estimated $10 more for a tank of gas.

KW> A global commerce model with open trading partners is/was a good thing,
  > but it requires all parties to act in the best interests of everyone.
  > One crony capitalist/isolationist/megalomaniac/grifter and the whole
  > model falls apart - as we're seeing now.

Yes, a lot of what has been threatened seems to keep being postponed
but, unfortunately, as long as the threat remains, we are starting to
do things that will cost the USA many $millions as we prepare for what
might never happen. Not tariffs but a lot of Canadians are angry about
it and not buying American goods and cancelling trips there, thousands
of people. Travel to the USA on this long March Break weekend was down
over 40%. People are going, ironically, to Mexico or, if they can afford
it, to some other country or finally getting around to touring Canada..

There's a small chance that if Trump is screwing around, and not
serious about this stuff, we are making changes to protect ourselves
so a lot of damage will happen anyways.

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