The Cross-Canada Impacts of Developing the Oil and Gas Industry of the Energy Sector

Briefing note to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Natural Resources

March 27, 2014
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Sarah Dobson
Former Economist
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This briefing note was presented to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Natural Resources in conjunction with testimony from the Pembina Institute. It discusses the longer-term risks to oilsands development, and the risk that over-reliance on oilsands production poses to Canadians.

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Sarah Dobson
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