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Fish Lake’s Top Defender, Joe Alphonse

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Article by Dawn Paley at The Tyee. Joe Alphonse: “At the end of the day, even if the federal government approves this mine, that’s still not a guarantee that the mine is going to become a reality, because we would then be forced to continue to look after our interest. If we have to get on the roads, we’ll get on the roads, if we have to step in the courts, we’ll step in the courts.” Read article

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The Fallacy of ‘Ethical Oil’

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Article by Andrew Nikiforuk at The Tyee. “Saudi oil barons may beat their women and whip foreign workers, but Canada happily employs aboriginals in open pit mines. Nigeria hangs its critics, but Canada just accuses them of being Greenpeace scum. Venezuela censors its media, but Ottawa will bring peace to the planet with the world’s most expensive oil.” This is an excellent article. Read article

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