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