With all the problems Alberta is having transporting its product, why does it not build a refinery to refine its product right in Alberta?

Pollution

Because Alberta doesn't own the rights to the oil under its ground, that's why.

Refineries are expensive. If those jokers in Alberta are serious about building pipelines, they need to put their money where their mouths are and put up part of the money for refineries on the other end of their pipelines. No one gives a damn about a few thousand temporary construction jobs.

Besides the money issue- refined petroleum products still have to be transported to market...........

it's been proposed. you got $5 billion or do you suggest more government spending? then, you still have to transport that refined oil elsewhere. there are only so many customers in Alberta.

Refineries are VERY hard to get approved now, becuase of environmnetal reasons. If you had asked this in the 1960s, that would have been quite different. Oh, and there ARE refineries in Alberta - mostly in Edmonton.

refineries are expensive & have other drawbacks, like fires & pollution .......................