[thackney]

and the refined product can’t be reasonably transported

Yes, by pipeline.

So instead of building a pipeline, you suggest building a multi-billion dollar refinery, plus a pipeline?

We don't have a shortage of refineries. The US now is a net exporter of refined products. But we do have a shortage of input to those refineries.

[redhead]

Isn’t this pipeline meant to carry Canadian product to American markets? If so, I have to ask why we should be buying Canadian oil when we have so much of our own.