About the Tour

Marcel Coutu, CEO of Canadian Oil Sands and Chairman of the Board of Syncrude Canada, is travelling the country sharing with Canadians a candid view from the inside of one of Canada’s largest oil sands operations. He is providing frank insights into how they are meeting the challenge of improving their environmental performance, the impact of the oil sands on the economy of Canada and local communities, and what all this means to Canadians. 

Marcel’s tour first started in Hamilton, Ontario on October 14, 2009 and has since taken him to many other cities. Follow Marcel as he travels the country telling the story of one of Canada’s most controversial yet important industries while at the same time answering the tough questions Canadians have about the oil sands both honestly and candidly. Too often leaders on both sides of the oil sands debate only give you small bits of information that can be misleading; Marcel is speaking openly and directly.

We’ll be posting videos, articles, links and other information about future tour locations on this site, so you’ll be able to follow the action yourself as Marcel dialogues with students, journalists, business organizations, and other groups throughout his journey.