RE:RE:RE:World oil prices soaringFirst of all, the oil that is in surplus in the west is heavy oil. The refineries in eastern Canada are not set up to process it and would require many millions to add extra processors.
2nd, transporting oil by pipe is expensive, compared to ship. The economics are pretty tenuous.
3rd, many communities expressed opposition to the proposal. This was certain to add huge costs and delays to an already tenuous business case.
And, b.t.w, the oil imported to eastern Canada by ship does not come from "communist" countries - it is mostly Saudi Arabia, officially a Kingdom. China doesn't export oil, nor does Korea. Russia doesn't pretend to be communist anymore.