I agree that something needs to be done, but "nationalization of the tar sands" as it's being presented would be very divisive.
Cool. How about Alberta expropriating all tar sands exploitation? Forget about Ottawa. How would you feel about that? Or are Albertans determined that it should be a few greedy aristocrats, mostly foreign, who run the show? I very much doubt that.
Certainly we can come up with a better solution than "let's nationalize energy resources in provinces other than mine, but let's not talk about nationalizing the energy resources in mine".
You're not listening, I think. I pointed to a party in Québec, with an elected representative who polls higher than any other party leader, which calls for nationalization of all energy resources in Québec. Do you have anything like that in Alberta or B.C. or Manitoba or Ontario or anywhere else? No, I thought not. If you think anyone in Québec is demanding the nationalization of energy resources outside its borders, you are seriously mistaken. I'm the only one I know who wants that, aside from Boom Boom.
Incidentally, Québec-bashing of Roscoe's variety is unacceptable here - he should be warned to stop, or leave.