Canadian ethical oil ad stirs Saudi ire

[CHIMO]

The notion of ethical oil is even murkier than a barrelful of crude.

A Canadian-made television ad that speaks out against oil imported from Saudi Arabia has raised the ire of the Middle Eastern nation, prompting it to send a threatening legal notice to broadcaster CTV.

The 30-second ad, produced by Toronto-based ethicaloil.org, focuses on discrimination against women in the conservative Muslim country.

He says ethicaloil.org gets its funding not from the corporate players, but from oil-patch workers – “Geologists, welders and pipefitters, people pushing back against people who are trying to calumny what they are trying to do.”

http://www.thestar.com/business/article/1056994--canadian-ethical-oil-ad-stirs-saudi-ire?bn=1

[DonCoquixote]

1. Considering

That Canada is behind the big oil pipeline that will turn the midwest into the gulf coast, I would advise they keep their halos below their hats. Until they get Harper out of power, any self-righteous halo shining will need to be muted.

[applegrove]

2. Oh I agree we need to be rid of Harper and that the tar sands are certainly not without costs. But

it was nice to see the Saudis being forced to deal with how they treat women. Cause they never are forced to deal with it. They are treated with kid gloves by all. And don't forget it is the Saudi religious schools that are growing radical islam all across the middle east. So they not only treat their women like shit...they spread it around the world too.