Armchair speculation here... Is Canada only able to stand up like this due to the decreased competition improving the quantity of profitable petroleum reserves

Armchair speculation here... Is Canada only able to stand up like this due to the decreased competition improving the quantity of profitable petroleum reserves? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_reserves_in_Canada https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_reserves_in_Canada Moreover, I think this points to a need for greater energy independence. Be that capturing solar energy more effectively or actually modern nuclear plants that burn up the fuel instead of producing lots of waste.