Calgary Herald, September 9, 2008 - “Amid soaring pump prices, environmental concerns and high energy industry profits, Canada’s oilpatch leaders say they’re worried their sector could end up as a “political football” in the federal election race. The first energy flare-up came Sunday evening in Calgary, when NDP Leader Jack Layton attacked the federal Conservatives for failing to implement more stringent environmental regulations in the oilsands—a theme he continued hammering away at on Monday. Liberal Leader Stephane Dion’s Green Shift plan, which would tax greenhouse gas emissions and return the $15 billion in revenue via tax cuts, will likely generate further attention on the oilpatch.” Read more.