Opinion: Bill Walton, Check the oil

Another fine mess you got us in Is that Alberta's crude oil, which is found in and under Canadian lands, or is it Canada's crude oil that is on and under the soil of the Province of Alberta? Does ownership transfer to the companies that dig it up, process it into a pumpable liquid form, and market it to whomever will pay the asking price? Does paying taxes to Alberta and Canada enhance that ownership, or does that have anything to do with the oil, just the consent to do business in Canada? And in Alberta. Who sets the market…