[Loans offered for gasoline purchases.]
"I assure you, madam, they do not come from Canada."
[Expensive patch can't stop oil leak.]
"At least it will strengthen the cash flow."
[Ottawa faces another small delay in the Alaska Highway natural gas pipeline.]
"Okay . . . open'er up!"
[The oil patch has seen better times.]
"I dig sixteen tons and what do you get .... one day older and deeper in debt!"
[Drop in world oil prices affects Alberta's gravy train.]
"Ready . . . aim . . . ."