Canadian efforts to tap asian oil markets stall, while U.S. goes full steam ahead. The unconventional energy revolution is still sweeping North America, driving a restructuring of infrastructure, whether in production, storage, transportation, processingor distribution. In today's age of dizzying technological progress and commoidity abundance, natural resources in themselves are hardly a sigrial of competitive advantage anymore. The ability for industry, goyernment and civil society to hammer out agreements and expedite products to market is more critical than ever. In this regard, the U.S. is leading the way. Canada is stalling. The prime minister's/recent call for a formalized oil tanker ban on B.C.'s north coast is indicative of the nation's laggardness in responding to the world's changing energy landscape.
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