Pipeline plan makes Harperites excoriate deal they applauded five years ago.
by Sandra Garossino
…In an open letter to Canadians in January, Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver came out swinging against "environmental and other radical groups", singling out "jet-setting celebrities" that seek to influence Canadian policy and public opinion on resource extraction and development projects such as the proposed Enbridge pipeline. Not to be outdone, Public Safety Minister Vic Toews proposed putting environmentalists on Canada's terrorist watch, while Environment Minister Peter Kent publicly accused American charitable foundations of laundering fortunes through Canadian environmental NGOs.