Confidential government document exposes Saudi attempt to silence
May 13th, 2012
A Confidential government document released by the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade through ATIP reveals that Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to Canada requested to meet with Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird and complaining about EthicalOil.org was on the agenda. Given the rest of the briefing note was filled with diplomatic filler, the kind of …
Obama comes clean on Keystone
May 4th, 2012
When U.S. president Barack Obama rejected the Keystone XL pipeline proposal last fall, the anti-oil sands lobby called it a victory. They claimed that the rejection was a spectacular blow against the oil sands, and that it would change the world. The decision to shelve the proposal, gushed Hollywood activist Robert Redford, “represents a victory …
Will Dole cave to ForestEthics anti-Canadian boycott bullying?
May 4th, 2012
The former United Fruit Company, which goes by the name Chiquita these days, has been learning a painful lesson about listening to the anti-oil fruitcakes at the American group, ForestEthics. Chiquita might think twice before making that mistake again. The question is: Will Dole? Dole produces bananas too, but it doesn’t have a corporate history …
Time to Investigate: David Suzuki Foundation
April 25th, 2012
Canada Revenue Agency needs to review the David Suzuki Foundaiton’s charitable status OTTAWA – Given the mounting evidence of political and partisan activity the David Suzuki Foundation engages in, on April 24 EthicalOil.org wrote to the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) calling for the environmental lobby group’s charitable status to be reviewed. The CRA clearly states that …
A Saudi princess agrees with Ethical Oil
April 23rd, 2012
Remember when Saudi Arabia sent its lawyers after Canadian television networks over our Ethical Oil television commercial? The Saudis didn’t like the fact that our ad pointed out that North American imports of Saudi conflict oil helped fund the repression of women in that medieval desert kingdom. In Saudi Arabia, we plainly pointed out, women …
Budget charity rules aren’t “war”; just fair play
April 21st, 2012
Let’s be clear about what the federal Conservative government actually said about registered charities in its recently tabled 2012 budget: there are rules, federal finance minister Jim Flaherty reminded Canadians, about charities engaging in political activities. And under the Income Tax Act charities can devote only “a limited amount of their resources to non-partisan political …
CRA Rules governing charities’ political activities
April 19th, 2012
Following Ethical Oil’s Our Decision.ca campaign to expose the radical foreign funded environmental groups activities attacking Canada’s ethical oil and industry, the Federal Government has responded. In Budget 2012 the Feds announced they will be devoting $8 million to the enforce existing charities law and clamp down on charities engaged in partisan and excessive political activity. …
Smartening up a flawed approval process
April 18th, 2012
Government efficiency is supposed to be a good thing. But if you’re an anti-development environmental group, an efficient, effective federal government is your worst enemy. The last thing that anti-oil groups like Environmental Defence really want is Ottawa making smart, streamlined decisions about new energy projects. So it’s no surprise they’re freaking out about the …
Canadians support budget’s new charity rules
April 11th, 2012
It turns out that getting rid of the penny was one of the more popular features of the recent federal budget: 68% of Canadians liked the idea, according to an Angus-Reid poll. But the most popular budget item was Ottawa’s plan to keep a closer eye on groups who enjoy charitable status but use the …
Keep boycotting Chiquita — it’s working!
April 2nd, 2012
It’s been more than three months since EthicalOil.org and thousands of proud Canadians joined together to call for a consumer boycott against Chiquita after that company agreed to participate in a boycott of its own: against Canada’s ethical oil. According to a report in The Economist, Chiquita is paying the price. “This may have pleased …
Budget 2012 good news for Canada’s ethical oil
April 2nd, 2012
The OurDecision.ca campaign EthicalOil.org ran this past winter showed Canadians how foreign funded environmental lobby groups masquerading as charities are seeking to clog up the regulatory review process for the Northern Gateway Pipeline hearings. In the 2012 federal budget announced this week, the Conservative government is promising to implement new policies that will address the two issues …
OPEC shill praises Saddam’s oil over Canada’s
April 1st, 2012
When most of us think about the rule of Saddam Hussein, we remember the mass atrocities. My favourite writer, the now deceased Christopher Hitchens, wrote extensively about it over the years. The genocidal gassing of entire populations of Kurds. The environmental catastrophe of draining Iraq’s Marshlands to spite the Arabs who depended on them. The …
Budget 2012 clamp down on special interest groups masquerading as charities welcomed
March 29th, 2012
TORONTO –EthicalOil.org commends the Federal government for the steps taken today in Budget 2012-2013 to clamp down on the political and partisan activity of special interest groups masquerading as charities. As EthicalOil.org brought to light earlier this year, foreign billionaires are funding special interests groups to attack Canada’s Ethical Oil and are campaigning to delay …
The Canadian Oil Boom: Infographic
March 27th, 2012
An easy to follow introductory primer on the Canadian oil boom and Canada’s oil sands from VisualCapitalist.com
Environmental Lobby Group Violating Charities Law
March 22nd, 2012
CRA should strip “Environmental Defence” of their charitable status TORONTO – On March 21 EthicalOil.org wrote to the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) calling for the lobby group “Environmental Defence” to be stripped of their charitable status as a consequence for breaking charities law. The CRA clearly states that registered charities are prohibited from engaging in partisan …
EthicalOil.org adds some new faces
March 20th, 2012
I’m very excited to introduce Jordan Graham, our new National Spokesperson. Jordan joins us from Fredericton, New Brunswick. With his experience as a student leader and the youngest city councillor ever in Fredericton’s history, Jordan brings a ton of experience to our organization and will be a great addition to the EthicalOil.org team. As some …
This can’t be what charitable tax breaks were meant for
March 17th, 2012
It’s a fact of life that there’s a finite amount of charitable dollars to go around in this country. Canadian families can set aside only so much for donations, and a dollar allocated to the Diabetes Foundation is a dollar that doesn’t go to the Heart and Stroke Foundation or the United Way. That’s why …
Venezuela: Official Energy Supplier to the Syrian Massacre
March 11th, 2012
The United Nations estimates that as many as 7,500 Syrians have been massacred so far by the barbarous al-Assad regime. Actually, the UN estimated that last week. With about 100 men, women and children being murdered every day, according to the Under-Secretary-General for political affairs, the number would be well over 8,000 by now. Western …
Debating Ethical Oil vs. Imaginary Unicorn Fuel
March 6th, 2012
The U.S. version of the Huffington Post is holding a debate: Ezra Levant, author of Ethical Oil, versus Bill McKibben. You might have heard of McKibben. He’s the crusader who led the fight against the Keystone XL pipeline using flawed statistics, exaggerations and fabrications. Not surprisingly, when HuffPo asked them both to make their case …
McGuinty wrong about the Oil sands
February 29th, 2012
It used to be people accused Alberta of being narrow-minded and suspicious of other provinces. There was never any truth to that stereotype, of course, but now it’s Ontario’s premier Dalton McGuinty who’s making his province sound, well, downright provincial. Alberta’s premier Alison Redford has been trying to drum up support for a Canada-wide energy …
