Joe Oliver, Canada’s Natural Resources Minister, met with staunch opposition at the London School of Economics (LSE) on 20 October whilst promoting Canada as the next ‘Global Energy Superpower’.
Protesters presented an alternative perspective to the one-sided lecture by asking difficult questions throughout.
See http://www.no-tar-sands.org/2011/10/canada-poses-as-%e2%80%9cfriendly-green-oil-giant%e2%80%9d-to-win-over-uk-universities/.
See also http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/10/20/uk-greens-oil-sands-idUKTRE79J65V20111020 http://www.vancouversun.com/business/Minister+challenged+British+students+during+oilsands+tour/5581538/story.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter http://business.financialpost.com/2011/10/20/minister-challenged-by-u-k-students-during-oilsands-tour/ http://www.montrealgazette.com/business/Minister+challenged+British+students+during+oilsands+tour/5581538/story.html http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/europe/Greens-hijack-Canadian-oil-sands-European-speech/articleshow/10432315.cms http://www.edmontonjournal.com/business/Protesters+hijack+oilsands+talk/5584756/story.html and Oil sands imports could be banned under EU directive, http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/oct/04/oil-sands-imports-eu-ban