Nov. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper is proposing a climate-change pact with U.S. President-elect Barack Obama that would protect Alberta's oil sands projects from potential new U.S. rules, the Globe and Mail reported.

Canadian cabinet ministers called for the agreement yesterday, the newspaper said. A deal between the two nations would adopt common emissions standards while promoting the oil sands, the Globe said.

Obama, elected as President this week, has condemned U.S. reliance on so-called ``dirty oil,'' while his advisers have specifically mentioned the oil sands.

To contact the reporter on this story: Sean B. Pasternak in Toronto at spasternak@bloomberg.net.

Last Updated: November 6, 2008 06:52 EST