Canadian Govt Tries to Crack Down on Canadians and Americans Opposed to Tar Sands Pipeline

Government dubs Vancouver group “Enemy of the State” and warns of foreign “radicals”

Andrew Frank is fast becoming a symbol for everything that is wrong with the Canadian federal government when it comes to Enbridge's Northern Gateway pipeline and the supposedly impartial Joint Review Panel that is deciding whether to approve the mammoth, twin pipeline that will transport tar sands petroleum to Asia.  

Photo by Flickr user sbamuellerThe proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline would consist of two side-by-side pipes stretching more
than 700 miles from the tar sands of Alberta (pictured above) to the BC coastal town of Kitimat.

Less than a month ago, Frank was working as senior communications manager at Forest Ethics-Canada, based in Vancouver, BC. The group is funded by Tides Canada. According to a sworn affidavit by Frank, he says he learned that Tides Canada was being pressured by the federal government to cut funding to Forest Ethics-Canada — a group that is involved in opposing the Northern Gateway Pipeline, including signing people up to speak at ongoing public hearings. In addition, his supervisor at Forest Ethics informed Frank and other staff …more

by Ron Johnson – February 21, 2012

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