Jim Prentice's Keystone XL message resonates with business audience in D.C.: Alberta premier talks oil, trade and pipeline at U.S. Chamber of Commerce event in Washington

Meagan Fitzpatrick

 

Alberta Premier Jim Prentice struck the right tone and added credibility to the debate about the Keystone XL pipeline during his trip to Washington, D.C., according to some who heard him speak Wednesday at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

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"I want to be clear that the energy relationship shared by our two nations, by Alberta and the United States, is much bigger than any single pipeline," Prentice told the business crowd. "We need a renewed focus on the bigger picture and on the longer term."

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Stephen Eule , who works at the chamber's Institute for 21st Century Energy, said that Prentice's speech and trip to Washington were worthwhile.

 

"There is an educational aspect to this. We hear one side of the story down here, it's good to hear from the horse's mouth what the real story is in Canada. That alone I think is very useful," said Eule.