Why a Biden victory may turn out to be an unexpected boon for the Canadian oilpatch

In what may prove to be a pivotal moment in the United States’ election campaign, President Donald Trump goaded former vice-president Joe Biden into an exchange in their final debate on whether the Democratic nominee would “close down the oil industry,” as Trump put it. “I would transition from the oil industry, yes,” said Biden, drawing a clear distinction between his energy policy and his counterpart’s for the U.S.,...