In the article, "How Keystone XL Soured the ‘Special Relationship' Between Stephen Harper and Barack Obama," Allan Gotlieb comments on relations between Canada and the United States. Allan is quoted, "With Obama saying no to Canada or what amounts to a no, the lesson is that we cannot rely anymore on the United States for our economic well-being... Not getting the oil sands out will cost many billions of dollars of lost economic opportunity for Canada. We are at an historic turning point in this special relationship.”