West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin has been visiting Alberta. The Calgary Herald reports that:
This week, Kenney hosted U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, a Democrat from West Virginia who chairs the United States Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Both spoke Tuesday of the hope to create a North American energy alliance to become less dependent on oil and gas from other parts of the world.
“This visit of Sen. Manchin is a huge, I think, confirmation for us that we have friends in the United States who understand the important role that we play in American energy security,” said Kenney.
The visit comes amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine that has spurred calls across the Western world to move away from Russian oil. Manchin spent Monday and Tuesday in the province on a trip that included a tour of the oilsands near Fort McMurray and roundtable meetings with energy officials in Calgary. Alberta Energy Minister Sonya Savage also took part.
Has anybody told Manchin that the oil sands produce bitumen? And that a good portion of Fort McMurray was eliminated in a wildfire just a few years ago?
Millions of us cheered when Texas Senator Ted Cruz -- who was born in Alberta -- renounced his Canadian citizenship. Manchin has made millions from West Virginia coal. Perhaps he's considering applying for Canadian citizenship.
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