I think you're wrong on the start-up Ms. Wente. It will happen, probably next year. This is an American company and they have made their intentions perfectly clear. They won't pussy foot around. There is really nothing stopping them from starting in Alberta and working westwards. What happens when they get closer to LaLa land is a question, but I'm sure it can be managed (but I'd love to see Elizabeth May, Robertson and Corrigan sharing a cell LOL). Also, the Canadian courts have not been giving every decision to first nations lately - witness Site C. The ecos and first nations may be celebrating the delay in completion of the North Dakota pipeline, but this is just a temporary delay until Obama gets out of the way.