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Birchcliff CEO says Canada should focus on competitiveness, not carbon taxes

November 17, 2016 7:59 PM
BOE Report Staff

In an interview on BNN, Birchcliff Energy CEO Jeffery Tonken, offered some strong words that Canada, and specifically Alberta, are making its oil and gas industry much more noncompetitive with recent actions. After being asked by BNN’s host about the recent election of Donald Trump and its impact on the oil industry, Tonken expressed worries that the US will become a friendlier energy-producing environment than Canada. He said Canadian governments should focus on making the industry more competitive and not just throwing carbon taxes at it.

Watch the video below courtesy BNN:

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