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Although most Americans don't know it, the U.S. gets more oil from Canada than it does from the entire Middle East.

We already get more energy from Canada than from any other foreign country.

There's no question that tar sands in Canada are probably the largest source of oil available to the U.S. over a long period of time. There's as much oil in the tar sands probably as there is in Saudi Arabia. The problem is, there's a huge capital requirement to develop that.

More customers for Canadian oil means that Canadian producers can charge more for their oil, which then means that American businesses and consumers will pay more for oil.

Right now, there are a limited number of customers for Canadian oil. Due to simple geography - and without the pipeline - it's really only cost effective for Canadian oil producers to sell their oil to North American customers, mostly American Midwesterners.

It is clear our nation is reliant upon big foreign oil. More and more of our imports come from overseas.

Canada is rich in hydrocarbons and other natural resources... India's requirements and Canada's surplus are a perfect match.

Canadians need to start thinking of themselves as a petrostate, and they need to start thinking of the kinds of controls needed to protect the country from the excesses of oil.

We have to get the oil where the oil is.

Over the last two decades, America has increased its demand for oil by nearly 30 percent, yet we have not expanded our ability to produce domestic sources of fuel.