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Exhibit 10.9
 EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (AMENDED AND RESTATED)
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  OILSANDS QUEST INC. (formerly known as Canwest Petroleum
Corporation),
  T. MURRAY WILSON
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  ARTICLE IDEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
  (a)
    
    Act means Alberta Business Corporation Act,as amended;




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 (b)
    
    Affiliated has the meaning set out in the Act, and an Affiliate means one
of two or more Affiliated bodies corporate;
 (c)
    
    Business means the exploration and development of North American oil sands
and oil shales and associated technology by the Corporation;
 (d)
    
    Cause means, without limiting its interpretation under common law, any
willful and gross misconduct by the Executive in relation to the performance of his
duties under this Agreement, or any gross neglect by the Executive of his duties under
this Agreement;
 (e)
    
    Change of Control means the occurrence of any of the following:
 (i)
    
    the purchase or acquisition of any Shares or Convertible
Securities by a Holder which results in the Holder beneficially owning, or
exercising control or direction over, Shares or Convertible Securities such
that, assuming the conversion of Convertible Securities beneficially owned or
over which control or direction is exercised by the Holder, the Holder would
beneficially own or exercise control or direction over Shares carrying the
right to cast more than thirty percent (30%) of the votes attaching to all
Shares;
 (ii)
    
    the amalgamation, consolidation or merger of the Corporation
with any other corporation pursuant to which the shareholders of the
Corporation immediately prior to such transaction do not own Shares of the
successor or continuing corporation which would entitle them to cast more than
thirty percent (30%) of the votes attaching to shares in the capital of the
successor or continuing corporation which might be cast to elect directors of
that corporation;
 (iii)
    
    the sale, lease or transfer by the Corporation of all or
substantially all of the assets of the Corporation to any Person other than a
Related Corporation; or
 (iv)
    
    approval by the shareholders of the Corporation of the
liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Corporation;
 (v)
    
    provided that, notwithstanding subparagraphs (i)  (iv) above,
any amalgamation, merger or other form of business combination transaction
between the Corporation and Oil Sands Quest Inc. shall not constitute a Change
of Control.
 (f)
    
    Company Property includes any materials, tools, equipment, devices, records,
files, data, tapes, computer programs, computer disks, software, communications,
letters, proposals, memoranda, lists, drawings, blueprints, correspondence,
specifications or any other documents or property belonging to the Corporation or any
Related Corporation;




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 (g)
    
    Confidential Information means any information of a confidential nature which
relates to the Business of the Corporation or any Related Corporation, including,
without limiting the generality of the foregoing: design and manufacturing information;
trade secrets; technical information; marketing strategies; sales and pricing policies;
financial information; accounting records; employee information; business, marketing
and technical plans; information relating to the Corporations business methods,
operations and techniques; research and development information; intellectual property;
industrial designs; computer programs; software; lists of suppliers or other supplier
information; and lists of present and prospective customer of the Corporation and other
customer information. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Confidential Information shall not
include any information which:
 (i)
    
    is or becomes public knowledge through no fault of the
Executive (but only after the information becomes public knowledge);
 (ii)
    
    is independently developed by the Executive outside the scope
of his duties to the Corporation; or
 (iii)
    
    is or becomes lawfully available to the Executive from a
source other than the Corporation;
 (h)
    
    Convertible Securities means any securities convertible or exchangeable into
Shares or carrying the right or obligation to acquire Shares;(i)
    
    Effective Date means the date first written above;
 (j)
    
    Holder means any Person or group of Persons acting jointly or in concert, or
associated or Affiliated with any such Person, group of Persons or any of such Persons
acting jointly or in concert;
 (k)
    
    Monthly Base Salary means the annual Base Salary paid to the Executive,
divided by 12;
 (l)
    
    Notice means any Notice given by one party to the other party in accordance
with Article 16;
 (m)
    
    Notice Period shall be twelve (12) months plus one (1) month for each
completed year of service by the Executive, calculated starting May 1, 2006, up to a
maximum aggregate of eighteen (18) months;
 (n)
    
    Person includes an individual, partnership, association, body corporate,
trustee, executor, administrator or legal representative, and Persons means a group
of more than one Person;
 (o)
    
    Related Corporation means any subsidiary, parent company, division,
Affiliate, predecessor or successor of the Corporation;




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 (p)
    
    Shares means the voting common shares of the Corporation and any other shares
of the Corporation which have the right to vote in respect of the board of directors of
the Corporation;
 (q)
    
    Termination Date means the last day actively worked by the Executive for the
Corporation;(r)
    
    Territory means North America;
 (s)
    
    Triggering Event means the occurrence or omission of any event or course of
events which would constitute constructive dismissal of the Executive as an employee of
the Corporation under the common law and, without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, shall include the occurrence of any of the following without the Executives
consent (except in connection with the termination of the Executives employment for
Cause or upon the death of the Executive, or Executives status as a director of the
Corporation, which is addressed by Section 14.1 hereof):
 (i)
    
    a material change (other than a change which is clearly
consistent with a promotion) in the Executives duties, responsibilities, title
or office with the Corporation, which includes the removal of the Executive
from, or any failure to re-elect or re-appoint the Executive to, any position
or office held by the Executive from time to time, without the prior consent of
the Executive;
 (ii)
    
    any failure by the Corporation to continue in effect any
material benefit, bonus, profit sharing, incentive, remuneration or
compensation plan, stock ownership, stock option or stock purchase plan,
pension plan or retirement plan contemplated by this Agreement without
providing alternative rights or benefits of reasonably equivalent or greater
value;
 (iii)
    
    the Corporation relocating the Executive to any place other
than Calgary or London, England without the consent of the Executive, except
for the requirements of normal business travel; or
 (iv)
    
    any breach by the Corporation of any provision of this
Agreement which is not rectified within a reasonable period of time after
notice of such breach has been provided by the Executive to the Corporation.




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-5- ARTICLE IIEMPLOYMENT OF EXECUTIVE
   ARTICLE IIITERM OF AGREEMENT
  ARTICLE IVDUTIES OF EXECUTIVE
  (a)
    
    perform the duties and responsibilities of the Executive Chairman of the
Corporation, including all those duties and responsibilities customarily performed by a
person holding the same or an equivalent position in corporations of a similar size to
the Corporation, in a similar Business to that of the Corporation in Canada and
publicly traded in the United States securities markets, subject to the following
provisions to clarify the distinct roles of the Executive Chairman and the Chief
Executive Officer of the Corporation (the CEO):
 (i)
    
    the CEO will report to the Board of Directors of the
Corporation (the Board) through the Executive Chairman, who shall be the
senior executive of the Corporation;
 (ii)
    
    each of the Executive Chairman and the CEO will bring material
issues relating to the management of the Corporation to the attention of the
other and exchange with each other reasonably requested information;
 (iii)
    
    the Executive Chairman and the CEO will cooperate with each
other and work as partners on all matters relating to the management of the
Corporation and, in particular, shall jointly share responsibilities relating
to matters involving investor relations;
 (iv)
    
    subject to usual Board restrictions, the CEO will have primary
responsibility for exploration, operations, regulatory matters relating to
exploration, project development, communication with local press regarding
those issues, as well as community and aboriginal relations, whereas the
Executive Chairman will have primary responsibility for general corporate
strategy, strategic alliance, financing, communication
with national and international press, matters relating to securities
regulation including reserve reporting, and investor relations.




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  (b)
    
    accept such other or alternate office or offices or titles to which he may be
elected or appointed or granted by the board of directors of the Corporation, provided
that performance of the duties and responsibilities associated with such office or
offices shall be consistent with the duties provided for in Section 4.1(a).
Notwithstanding the formal title given to the Executive, and subject only to the
ordinary directions customarily given by a board of directors, the Executive shall have
the senior executive authority in the Corporation and/or any amalgamated corporation;
and
 (c)
    
    devote the whole of his working time, attention, efforts and skill to the
performance of his employment duties and responsibilities as set out herein, and truly
and faithfully serve the best interests of the Corporation at all times.
  ARTICLE VBASE SALARY




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-7-   ARTICLE VIINCENTIVE COMPENSATION
    (a)
    
    1,000,000 on execution of this Agreement;
 (b)
    
    1,000,000 upon the conclusion of any amalgamation or joint venture achieved
between Canwest Petroleum Corporation and Oilsands Quest Inc.;
 (c)
    
    1,000,000 upon 12 months completed service (calculated from a commencement date
of May 1, 2006) by the Executive pursuant to this Agreement;




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 (d)
    
    1,000,000 upon 24 months completed service (calculated from a commencement date
of May 1, 2006) by the Executive pursuant to this Agreement.




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-9- ARTICLE VIIBENEFITS
  ARTICLE VIIIVACATION
  ARTICLE IXTERMINATION BY CORPORATION
  (a)
    
    a lump sum payment equal to the Monthly Base Salary as at the Termination Date,
multiplied by the number of months in the Notice Period;
 (b)
    
    a further lump sum payment equal to the value of the Executives benefits
(which value shall be deemed to be the monthly cost to Employer excluding GST or
similar taxes), multiplied by the number of months in the Notice Period;
 (c)
    
    a further lump sum payment equal to the Executives average Annual Bonus during
the last three (3) calendar years preceding the Termination Date (or, if the Executive
has been employed for less than three (3) calendar years, then for the period of
employment preceding termination), divided by twelve (12) and multiplied by the number
of months in the Notice Period; and
 (d)
    
    accelerated vesting of all unvested stock options granted to the Executive
pursuant to the Article 6.3 hereof;




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    the execution by the Executive of a release in favour of the Corporation and
any Related Corporations;(b)
    
    any withholdings required by law to be made by the Corporation; and
 (c)
    
    the Executives right to receive the payments referred to in Section 9.1 shall
not be subject to any duty to mitigate, nor affected by any actual mitigation by the
Executive.
    ARTICLE XTERMINATION BY EXECUTIVE
   (a)
    
    a Change of Control; or(b)
    
    a Triggering Event.
  (a)
    
    a lump sum payment equal to the Monthly Base Salary as at the Termination Date,
multiplied by the number of months in the Notice Period times 1.5;




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 (b)
    
    a further lump sum payment equal to the value of the Executives benefits
(which value shall be deemed to be the monthly cost to Employer excluding GST or
similar taxes), multiplied by the number of months in the Notice Period times 1.5;
 (c)
    
    a further lump sum payment equal to the Executives average Annual Bonus during
the last three (3) calendar years preceding the Termination Date (or, if the Executive
has been employed for less than three (3) calendar years, then for the period of
employment preceding termination), divided by twelve (12) and multiplied by the number
of months in the Notice Period times 1.5; and
 (d)
    
    the accelerated vesting of all stock options and other unvested incentive
compensation granted to the Executive and a period of ninety (90) days from the
Termination Date in which to exercise any unexercised stock options.
   (a)
    
    receipt by the Corporation of Notice from the Executive, within ninety (90)
days of the occurrence of the Change of Control or the Triggering Event referred to in
Section 10.2, setting out the basis on which the Executive believes that a Change of
Control or a Triggering Event has occurred;
 (b)
    
    the execution by the Executive of a release in favour of the Corporation and
any Related Corporations;
 (c)
    
    the tendering by the Executive of his resignation from any position he may hold
as an officer or a director of the Corporation and any Related Corporations;(d)
    
    any withholdings required by law to be made by the Corporation; and
 (e)
    
    the Executives right to receive the payments referred to in Section 10.3 shall
not be subject to any duty to mitigate, nor affected by any actual mitigation by the
Executive.




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-12- ARTICLE XITERMINATION UPON DEATH
  ARTICLE XIICONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION AND NON-COMPETITION
  bona fide




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    be engaged, either directly or indirectly in any manner including, without
limitation, as an officer, director, shareholder, owner, partner, member, joint
venturer, employee, independent contractor, consultant, advisor or sales
representative, in any business or enterprise which competes with the business of the
Corporation or any Related Corporation, as such business was conducted as of the
Termination Date, with the exception that the Executive may be involved as an investor
or shareholder in securities issued by corporations that do not compete directly or
indirectly with the business of the Corporation, or where such investment constitutes
not more than five percent (5%) of the outstanding securities of a business or
corporation whose shares are traded on a national securities exchange;
 (b)
    
    solicit, entice or attempt to solicit or entice, either directly or indirectly,
any customer or prospective customer of the Corporation or any Related Corporation as
at the Termination Date, to become a customer of any business or enterprise which
competes with the Corporation or any Related Corporation for any business as such
business was conducted by the Corporation or any Related Corporation as at the
Termination Date; or
 (c)
    
    solicit or entice, or attempt to solicit or entice, either directly or
indirectly, any employee of the Corporation or any Related Corporation as at the
Termination Date, to become employed by or connected with any business or enterprise
which competes with the Corporation or any Related Corporation for any business as such
business was conducted by the Corporation or any Related Corporation as at the
Termination Date.




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-14-   ARTICLE XIIIINDEMNIFICATION AND INSURANCE
  (a)
    
    any liability arising from the Executives gross negligence, fraud or other act
of willful misfeasance;(b)
    
    any liability that the Corporation is prohibited by law from assuming; and
 (c)
    
    any liability of the Employee to the Corporation arising from this Agreement or
the Employees employment with the Corporation.




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-15- ARTICLE XIVBOARD REPRESENTATION
   ARTICLE XVPRESS RELEASES
  ARTICLE XVINOTICES
  
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-16-   ARTICLE XVIIGENERAL
 Employment
Standards Code Human Rights, Citizenship and Multiculturalism Act




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-17-   OILSANDS QUEST INC.Per:DirectorT. MURRAY WILSONExecutive