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New documents obtained by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation show the federal government requires Canadian oil to meet a higher environmental standard than oil that is imported into Canada.

How absurd is that? By putting up a big roadblock in front of Canadian oil companies, the federal government has lost out on billions of tax dollars, killed thousands of jobs and hurt businesses across Canada that sell goods and services to Canada’s energy sector.

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Recall that Canadian pipeline company TransCanada wanted to build a pipeline from western Canada to eastern Canada.

The project would have offset some of the 600,000 barrels of oil that eastern Canada imports each day from foreign countries.

The project would have also contributed billions in tax dollars — not just to the Alberta government, but the federal government as well.

The latter could have used the money to pay for health care and other services across Canada.