[Ost-announce] [Montréal] Tar Sands: The largest industrial project in the world and Canada's future

[Macdonald Stainsby]

Tar Sands: The largest industrial project in the world and Canada's 
future @ Concordia
Montreal
Thu November 15 7:00pm
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School of Community and Public Affairs 2149 Rue MacKay (100m north of 
Hall Bldg)

Alberta's tar sands are on pace to become the largest industrial project 
in human history, with effects reaching from the Arctic Ocean to the 
prairies to the Pacific Ocean and beyond. Oil companies propose to 
sacrifice an area the size of Florida in order to, in the words of 
Stephen Harper, provide "energy security" for the US economy and military.

The Dominion's special issue on the tar sands examines the impacts the 
development will have on the environment, labour relations, indigenous 
rights, the Kyoto protocol, women, and US foreign policy. To expedite 
this process, new new policies have been forged, and new precedents will 
be set in these and other areas.

Two independent journalists will present an overview of their travels 
and interviews in the tar sands during the summer, including slides and 
film clips. Copies of the Dominion's 48-page special issue on the tar 
sands will be available (free, donations accepted).

About the presenters: Dru Oja Jay is the editor of the Dominion. Maya 
Rolbin-Ghanie is a writer, student and frequent contributor to the 
Dominion. She is also an editor of Ms.Guided, a magazine about women's 
travel experiences. Jay and Rolbin-Ghanie visited the tar sands and the 
communities of Fort Mackay and Fort Chipewyan this summer.
Dru Oja Jay 514 273 9936 dru [at] dru dot ca


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