Karen Dow 🇨🇦

Eastern Canada. You get your gasoline and diesel from? Most of Eastern Canada’s gasoline and diesel (referring to provinces like Quebec, the Atlantic provinces—New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador—and often including Ontario in broader eastern contexts) comes from refined petroleum products produced at local or regional refineries, which primarily process imported crude oil. Eastern Canadian refineries (in Quebec, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, etc.) run primarily on imported crude oil rather than Western Canadian crude, due to limited pipeline access across the country, higher transportation costs for western heavy oil, and refinery configurations better suited to lighter or different imported crudes. Key sources of this crude include: • The United States (now the dominant supplier for many eastern refineries, often via pipelines transiting through the U.S. So the east runs on foreign oil and good old uncle Sam. Elbows up. Canadian refineries (especially import-dependent ones in the East/Atlantic) typically maintain crude inventories equivalent to 11–14 days of forward supply under normal operations, with Atlantic facilities often at the higher end (e.g., closer to 14+ days) due to reliance on tanker deliveries and longer lead times. The US is unlikely to “give up” its own crude oil supplies in a significant, sacrificial way to prioritize helping Canada if the war (and resulting Strait of Hormuz disruptions) continues long-term. We bet on oil from other countries when we have the 3 Rd largest supply in the world in western CANADA or developing east coast oil. Keep voting liberal eastern Canada!