Canada doesn’t cheer when the US economy fails, Alberta’s Energy Minister Ron Liepert told a small gathering a the Canadian consulate in New York City on Tuesday.

The Canadian economy is largely dependent on the success of the American one, he said, and this is particularly true when it comes to energy. As heated debate continues to surround the recently-State-Department-approved TransCanada XL Pipeline, Liepert emphasized that for Alberta, the long-winded American regulatory process was holding up a much needed boost to the province’s economy. Keep reading →