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  Gore honored by Canadian oil-sands investor?!

  I don't know if you heard about it, but yesterday (April 4th) Al Gore was in Montreal on a stage laughing with Andre Desmarais, a Canadian billionnaire whose company (Power Corporation of Canada) is investing billions in oil-sands digging in Alberta!!!

  This is quite amazing when we know how often Gore criticized the oil-sands production in Canada as being one of the major factors responsible for climate change.

  See this link below: (the man holding the Montreal Canadiens' shirt (with Gore's name) at the left is Andre Desmarais, CEO of Power Corporation.)

  http://www.cyberpresse.ca/article/20080405/CPACTUALITES/8 ...

  Gore was invited by a french Montreal newspaper owned by Power Corporation.

  Power, one of the biggest companies in Canada, has a controversial record, with major investments in Total group. Total has a major oil sands project in Alberta, named Joslyn. Joslyn is located in the Athabasca oil-sands region in northeastern Alberta and consists of both mining and steam-injection projects. The project may contain two billion barrels of oil, Total has estimated. Total started commercial production at Joslyn in November 2006 and expects output to reach 10,000 barrels a day this year or in 2009 at the latest.

  Total also operates the Yadana gas pipeline with Chevron and the Burmese junta.  During construction of the pipeline Total and its American partner hired the Burmese military to assist in the building and provide security.  The result of this partnership caused great suffering to the local population as the Burma's military used forced labour and violence to get the job down.
  These corporations are providing billions to the military regime of Burma that will never trickle down to the general public. The money that the Junta receives will instead be used against Burma's population, bankrolling the general's latest arms purchases from China.

  Power Corp's founder, Paul Desmarais Sr, is also a friend of French right-wing president Nicolas Sarkozy. Sarkozy admitted recently that Desmarais helped him on his way to the French presidency.

  So, you guys should investigate Gore's links with Power Corporation.

  What was Al Gore doing on a stage with these people????On At least, according to South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham posted 1 year, 7 months ago 6 Responses