Many oil and gas companies are trying to survive through gutted oil prices, oversupply and low demand. They are desperate for cash to stay afloat, and looking to Ottawa for help.The sector employs hundreds of thousands of Canadians and provides Canada’s largest export. Does the rest of the country get it? Kathleen Petty talks to two Alberta senators - Paula Simons with the Independent Senators Group and Doug Black with the Canadian Senators Group.
Many oil and gas companies are trying to survive through gutted oil prices, oversupply and low demand. They are desperate for cash to stay afloat, and looking to Ottawa for help.The sector employs hundreds of thousands of Canadians and provides Canada’s largest export. Does the rest of the country get it? Kathleen Petty talks to two Alberta senators - Paula Simons with the Independent Senators Group and Doug Black with the Canadian Senators Group.