The bitumen bubble and Alberta's fiscal crisis
Alberta Premier Alison Redford blames the province's fiscal crisis on the so-called bitumen bubble — the difference between what Alberta can get for its heavy oil and what the world is willing to pay for Texas crude.
The difference cost the province $6 billion this year alone, Redford says. Use the interactive timeline to watch the bitumen bubble grow and follow along the news stories describing the growing fiscal crisis.
CBC News
Posted: March 6, 2013
CBC Edmonton | Interactive: The Bitumen Bubble
