Elizabeth McSheffrey
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News, US News, Energy, Culture
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December 21st 2016
The beloved music and media personality just got back from Standing Rock, and after the approval of two new oilsands expansion projects for Alberta, predicts strange times ahead in Canada.
The woman was refused entry into the country and she, her husband and the cat were forced to catch the next flight home, a government spokesman said on Thursday.
Diplomatic briefing notes show Canadian officials wrestled with the same problem that consumed so many political observers this year: making sense of the presidential candidacy of Donald Trump.
"This is as important to us as the Egyptian pyramids, or the temples in Thailand, or Machu Picchu," said Debbie Miller, who works with an archeological consulting firm owned by the Katzie Nation.
Columnist Sandy Garossino, Tsleil-Waututh First Nation Councillor Charlene Aleck, Sven Biggs, of Stand, and Kinder Morgan's Lizette Parsons Bell each weigh in on the controversial project.
I have many questions about the Trudeau government's pipeline decisions, writes Charlene Aleck. The questions will haunt us long into the future if this project is allowed to proceed.
Successful engagement isn’t about finding agreement on every issue or changing someone’s opinion. It’s about honesty, openness and a willingness to listen and learn.
Our climate targets have us heading for a three degree increase - a level at which scientists agree that large parts of the earth will become inhospitable to human civilization.
