This week, Premier Kathleen Wynne appeared to accede to municipal pleas.

If producers reduce the emissions intensity of oilsands production by a modest amount, production losses may total two billion barrels of oil between 2027 and 2040.

The historical record suggests that sharp declines in oil prices are followed by substantial price recovery.

Quebec produces 72 per cent of the world’s maple syrup output, much more than Saudi Arabia’s 13 per cent share of world oil production.