During the Arab Oil Embargo, Canada had to use foreign tankers to transport its oil. This is the story of the MS Kimon, a Greek-flagged tanker commissioned to make a circuitous journey from the west coast of Canada to the east coast of the United States, where its cargo was loaded onto a pipeline to make its way back into Canada. Decades later, Canada still lacks self-sufficiency in its energy infrastructure. In balancing cost, environment, economy and energy security, the last is rarely a priority … until it’s too late.

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