Alberta, Saskatchewan make compelling case for supplying U.S. with oil; Hoekstra

The U.S. ambassador to Canada says Alberta and Saskatchewan could make the “most compelling” case to meet the oil needs of the United States.

Pete Hoekstra says the U.S. needs to find three to four million more barrels of oil per day over the next decade and that Canada is one of the best places to get it.

He says members of U.S. President Donald Trump’s cabinet were eager to sign a deal last year for more Canadian oil but that the president wanted negotiations to continue because the U.S. has other options.

Hoekstra made the comment in Edmonton at the Pacific Northwest Economic Region’s annual summit.