Ignatieff wants to ban oil tankers off BC coast

[Ben Kenobi]

That's what I'm talking about - we can use that (though some dumb Ukranian so-called scientists separate Yaroslav and Kiev Rus from Russia, which is bullsh!t of course). Royal marriages works both ways.

Except for the fact that she'd be Queen of England and all the Russias.

She could tell Putin to get lost, and canadians would control Russian oilfields.

Besides, why our old dynasty, not Romanovs?

I believe her uppermost inheritance is through Yaroslavl.

[Ben Kenobi]

ELIZABETH II REGINA WINDSOR
GEORGE VI REX WINDSOR
GEORGE V REX WINDSOR
EDWARD VII REX SAXE COBURG GOTHA
Prince Albert of Saxe Coburg Gotha
Ernst I duke of Saxe Coburg Gotha
Francis duke of Saxe Coburg Saalfield
Ernest Frederick duke of Saxe Coburg Saalfield
Francis Josias duke of Saxe-Coburg Saalfield
John Ernest IV Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfield
Ernst I Duke of Saxe-Gotha Altenburg
John Duke of Saxe-Weimar
Johann Wilhelm Duke of Saxe-Weimar
John Frederick I Elector of Saxony
John, Elector of Saxony
Ernest, Elector of Saxony
Frederick II Elector of Saxony
Frederick I Elector of Saxony
Frederick III Langrave of Thuringia
Frederick II Margrave of Meissen
Frederick I Margrave of Meissen
Albert II Margrave of Meissen
Constantia von Austria (Married Henry III Margrave of Miessen)
Leopold VI duke of Austria
Helena of Hungary (Married Duke Leopold V of Austria)
Geza II of Hungary
Bela II of Hungary
Predslava of Kiev (Married Almos Arpad, Duke of Croatia)
Grand Prince Sviapolk II of Kiev
Isiaslav I of Kiev
Yaroslav I the Wise

[Asher]

And to prevent your and Asher's further questions - it's my 10TH beer.happy now? Sh!T, YOU DON'T even have a decent soccer team. SuccCERS

Even the gays in Canada think soccer is too gay.

[Serb]

Except for the fact that she'd be Queen of England and all the Russias.

Blah... the King of all Russians and English sounds exactly like the same bullsh!t.

She could tell Putin to get lost, and canadians would control Russian oilfields.

Yeah, right. In your dreams. We don't have people with Canadian heritage in our parliament (not to mention that's hardly possible considering how "old" your so-called country is).
Oh, wait a second, forgive me my drunk English, are you talking about the Queen of Britain as the ruler of your country (Canada) seriously?

You guys suck, no doubt. Get a life, get a country. Get rid of a foreign queen.
That's a bit of advice.
Oh, and start to play hockey like men (see Asher's video above).

I believe her uppermost inheritance is through Yaroslavl.

Ok, but I was actually curious why you've said this:

Thankfully you killed all your Rurikovichs.

I think this is just not true.


But!
Here is the riddle. Guess who is among these two twin brothers is the last Russian Tzar Nicholas-II and who is the King of Britain George-V?

[notyoueither]

http://www.edmontonjournal.com/business/Battle+brewing+between+Alberta+Ottawa+over+sands+exports/3189890/story.html

Battle brewing between Alberta, Ottawa over oil sands exports
By Jason Fekete, Calgary Herald June 23, 2010


The federal and provincial Tory governments are mired in a sticky oilsands battle over exporting the resource, with Ottawa maintaining it will prohibit bitumen shipments to countries like China with lax climate-change policies.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper initially made the surprise policy announcement during a 2008 federal election stop in Calgary -- a pledge that would stonewall the Stelmach government's plans to diversify its energy markets and ship Alberta oilsands to China through the proposed Northern Gateway pipeline.

Harper said his government would halt the flow of unprocessed oilsands and jobs to countries with greenhouse-gas emission standards weaker than Canada's, with China thought to be in the crosshairs.

The policy was to take effect in January, although it would only apply to new export deals and not affect existing contracts.

This week, federal Environment Minister Jim Prentice, a Calgary MP, said the Conservative government is holding to its promise and expects Alberta to follow Ottawa's lead.

The lucrative resource and associated jobs shouldn't be fleeing Canada, especially if it's a loss of investment dollars to countries that are environmental laggards, he said.

"We are bringing into place very responsible carbon reduction policies and we don't want to see a situation where we lose Canadian jobs, lose investments in Canada," Prentice said in an interview with the Herald.

"This would be a classic case of carbon leakage where another country has lower standards and therefore you leak your jobs and investment to another jurisdiction," he added. "We've been quite adamant about that and continue to be adamant about it."

Ottawa's reaffirmation of its bitumen policy comes as the Chinese government's top officials land in Canada this week for the G20 summit in Toronto, but also at a time when oil giants from the Communist country pump billions into the oilsands.

China Investment Corp., Sinopec and PetroChina have all bought stakes in the oilsands since last fall.

Premier Ed Stelmach, who travelled to China last month on a trade mission, has said the country is critical to Alberta's energy future.

Alberta only exports its oilsands to the United States, which is expected to adopt similar climate-change policies to Canada.

"With the global economic shift, we must prepare to take advantage of a market three times the size of the U.S., a market that will remain hungry for energy -- energy that we can provide," Stelmach said recently. The premier and Energy Minister Ron Liepert weren't available for comment on Tuesday.

Key to Alberta's export strategy is Enbridge's plans to build a controversial pipeline, which would carry bitumen from northern Alberta to the port of Kitimat, B.C., where it could be transported by tanker to Asia for upgrading and refining.

The $5.5-billion Northern Gateway project is being reviewed by the National Energy Board and could be operational by 2016.

Enbridge officials said the pipeline is designed to open new markets, but believe the conflict could be a moot point as China reduces its environmental footprint from oil and gas development.

Don Thompson, president of the Oil Sands Developers Group, said petroleum producers want to expand their markets and ship oilsands to destinations beyond just the U.S. However, he said "the other way around it" is for companies to upgrade the bitumen in Alberta and send the synthetic crude down the pipeline to Asia.

The head of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers said the federal policy has been a "back burner issue." While industry supports more upgrading in Canada, the federal government "should not set up barriers to exports," said CAPP president David Collyer.

Harper made the bitumen announcement during one of his only stops in his hometown during the 2008 federal campaign, insisting it was "the right thing to do for our environment and our economy."

The policy manoeuvre could, however, put Ottawa and Alberta on a constitutional collision course. Policy analysts believe the federal government may have the upper hand -- with it responsible for international trade, ports and many environmental regulations -- although the promise remains a bit of a head-scratcher.

"It seemed to come out of the blue. It wasn't clear where it was coming from and why the prime minister made it," said Roger Gibbins, president of the Canada West Foundation, a Calgarybased think-tank. "It didn't seem to be a thoughtful or considered move."

jfekete@theherald.canwest.com

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