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editorial
Iraq's calamity shows
fragility of fuel prices
Gasoline prices haven't been this high in almost nine
years — when hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans and
threatened a substantial part of the petroleum and
refining industry in the United States.
For a few days in September 2005, local residents were
treated to prices that reached into the range of $1.40 a litre.
Speculation that the continent's supply of gasoline and die-
sel fuel would be cut by that hurricane chased prices up.
Now another calamity is threatening our petroleum peace:
the conflict in Iraq. Radical militants from among Sunni
Muslims are seizing major cities in Iraq, their strength and
brutality shocking the world. Their stated attempt is to unite
Syria and Iraq into a new state that would acknowledge their
religion's strict laws. The fear among nations depending
upon Iraq's petroleum production is those supplies might be
cut.
Even though the conflict in Iraq is ongoing, that country's
oil exports weren't curtailed until late last week. It's the fear
that exports might be cut that spooks world markets. Iraq has
the world's fourth largest oil reserves, but the second-highest
production among the Organization for Petroleum Exporting
Countries. Only Saudi Arabia's production is higher.
Since June 6, the world price for oil has climbed to $115 for
a barrel of oil. That's the highest in nine months. The impact
of that jump reached local fuelling stations this week.
Yet there are other factors at play. The global oil market is
looking at its highest season for gasoline consumption, espe-
cially in the U.S. and Canada. Traditionally, the summer
months place the greatest pressure on those supplies.
Libya produces some of the best quality oil in the world,
but its production has collapsed because of continuing
national strife. A year ago, Libya pumped out 1.4 million bar-
rels of oil daily. Today, that total is 100,000 barrels.
All of this might be of little consolation to motorists. Dan
McTeague, who daily tracks gasoline pricing for Ontario,
stated last Tuesday on his website that increased energy
costs could add as much as $2,000 in extra spending for the
average Canadian household. That's an enormous bite in
domestic budgets.
Hurricane Katrina demonstrated how fragile oil pricing
can be, and the Middle East has been a cauldron of trouble
True north strong and free
Whitney South
Huron Expositor
We've all experienced it.
Whether we're traveling the
globe ourselves, or meeting a
visitor from another country,
Canadians get their share of
silly questions.
So you're from Canada,
does that mean you live in an
igloo?
Ride a dogsled?
Can't you ski in the
summer?
Perpetuated by the media,
including movies and TV,
we're known as a country with
a distinct, and at times, amus-
ing culture.
But what some may see as
the silly, more soft-spoken
cousin of the US, others see as
a proverbial paradise.
Living out in Vancouver, I
found myself the lone Cana-
dian citizen in my social
group.
It seems young people from
all over the world choose to
spend their work visas abroad
in the Great White North,
rather than with our neigh-
bours to the south.
Friends from Australia,
China, Korea, Japan, France,
Germany, England and Swit-
zerland couldn't help but gush
over the wonders found all
across our great country.
And despite living thou-
sands of miles from their fami-
lies, they felt quite at home
here.
Most didn't want to leave.
Some didn't, choosing
instead to prove themselves
indispensable to their employ-
ers and making a home for
themselves.
My first Canada Day spent
in BC was a real eye-opener
for me.
A holiday that many take for
Column
Whitney South
Huron Expositor
granted, my international
friends just couldn't get
enough.
Flags and face paint covered
them from head to toe as they
shouted and screamed, cheer-
ing on the annual downtown
parade and basically express-
ing more Canadian patriotism
than I had in years.
What makes our country so
great?
So special?
"It's the people," they'd say.
"Everyone here is so welcom-
ing, everybody knows Canadi-
ans are always the nicest
people."
I couldn't help but wonder
if that was a stereotype we
could actually live up to. After
a bit of reflection, I couldn't
help but feel a little proud.
Though most of my interna-
tional family has gone back to
their homelands, and our
friendships have been con-
fined to purely technological
means, I still always cherish
the sense of pride they were
able to instill in me.
This Canada Day, try and
remember that even through
the cloud of maple syrup,
mounties, hockey and pou-
tine, we are a country full of
big hearts and even bigger
smiles.
Be proud to know we are a
country envied around the
world and show them what it
truly means to be Canadian,
eh?
LLET'S ALL DO OUR PART!
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