In 2009, ezra levant s bestselling book shakedown revealed the corruption of canadas human rights commissions and was declared the most important public affairs book of the year. Related stories resignation hearing before alberta law society for ezra levant. Alberta law society accepts ezra levants resignation ctv news. If you have a current digital or premium subscription, your subscriber files epub, mobi, pdf will be accessible from this page when you are logged in. Ezra isaac levant born 1972 is a canadian media personality, conservative political activist, writer, and broadcaster. Pdf the alberta tar sands, and the proposed pipelines which would carry their.
Ezra levant is a canadian television and radio personality, conservative political activist, and author of ethical oil. Welcome,you are looking at books for reading, the ethical oil, you will able to read or download in pdf or epub books and notice some of author may have lock the live reading for some of country. Ethical oil the founders of are ezra levant and alykhan velshi. Ethical oil institute pdf, in focus publication of canadians for. Ezra levant winner of the writers trust of canada samaras best canadian political book of the last 25 years part memoir, part investigative journalism, this is a shocking and controversial look at the corruption of canadas human rights commissions. Despite the gravity of the climate crisis, a recent mli editorial urges canada to leverage its energy advantage by doubling down on policies that support the energy sector.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading ethical oil. According to documents at the federal lobbying commissioners website, ezra levant has. Levant thoroughly documents the double standards and hypocrisy of the ethical funds and environmental activists which act as unquestioning quislings for a. As the publisher of western standard magazine, he was charged by the government of alberta for publishing the danish cartoons of. The group admits that it receives funding from companies active in the tar sands. By the end of the book that tiger lies bloodless and crushed. Macdonaldlaurier institute corporate mapping project.
This is ezra levant and andrew nikiforuk debate ethics of albertas oilsands by trevor howell on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the. Readers at all points on the political spectrum will want to read this timely and provocative new book, which is sure to spark debate. Ceo of southwestern energy and ezra levant will deliver the closing luncheon address. On january 11, 2008, i was summoned to a 90minute government interrogation. Jun 05, 2014 ezra levant promotes ethical gas sun news pundit says environmentalists should support fracking chris adams news editor a fter championing the oilsands in ethical oil, ezra levant is back with a new book, groundswell. Questions about the relationship between ethical oil and. He decided then and there his next book would make the case for albertas oilsands using the criteria all liberals hold dear. Acanadian business with canadian clients is not just a canadian business anymore. Canadas ethical oil fallacy council of canadians, london. He has worked at the predominantly neoconservative american enterprise institute and was manager of research at the foundation for the defense of democracies. The case for canadas oil sands kindle edition by levant, ezra. Full of tightly knit arguments and uncontroversial facts, levant slays the paper tiger thrown up by the anti oil sands movement. If it available for your country it will shown as book reader and user fully subscribe will benefit by having full access to all. With the oil sands at our disposal, is it ethically responsible to import our oil from the sudan, russia.
Surely the ethical oil institute will agree that this level of foreign. In ethical oil, levant turns his attention to another hotbutton topic. In the 261 page book, ezra levant makes the case that in terms of four criteria the environment, conflict, economic and social justice and freedom from oppression. Levant, lead propagandist for albertas ethical oil, called chiquita anti canadian bigots.
How our government is undermining democracy in the. As the publisher of western standard magazine, he was charged by the government of alberta for publishing the danish cartoons of mohammed. May 03, 2011 levant thoroughly documents the double standards and hypocrisy of the ethical funds and environmental activists which act as unquestioning quislings for a rogues gallery of overseas oil producers which are setting out to undermine canadas wonderful oil resource most with very nasty cvs, appalling environmental practices and brutal. Fraser institute fraserinstituteorg summary attempting to restrict american imports of canadian oil is a mistake that ignores both the reality of us dependence on imported oi. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Cue ezra levants outrage at this foreign influence in canadian interests. In ethical oil, levant exposes the hypocrisy of the wests dealings with the reprehensible regimes from which we purchase the oil that sustains our lifestyles, and offers solutions to this dilemma. It states that its website, began as a blog created by alykhan velshi in july 2011 to promote ideas espoused by journalist ezra levant in his book ethical oil. Number 3 with ezra levant, lawyer, journalist, and. Saudi arabia is a bad petro state and therefore its light. See the 2 follow up interviews ezra did on this topic on the oct 4th 2011 with former us ambassador to canada david wilkins pn the xl pipeline and patrick brazeau on the benefits of the oil sands.
With his trademark candor, levant asks hardhitting questions. Levant thoroughly documents the double standards and hypocrisy of the ethical funds and environmental activists which act as unquestioning quislings for a rogues gallery of overseas oil producers which are setting out to undermine canadas wonderful oil resource most with very nasty cvs, appalling environmental practices and brutal regimes. Tar sands oil companies 71 percent foreignowned cue ezra. Wedge ad hoc the facts the source is a political discussion program hosted by ezra levant and broadcast on the specialty service sun news network. Mar 17, 2011 a runin with angry dogooders during an oilsands discussion panel at a writers festival fueled ezra levants interest in ethical oil. When he faces attack, levant tends to hit back ruthlessly against what he calls the liberal media elite. Canada is a good petro state and therefore heavy crude is good. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Levant has seemingly been able to convert that solid he did harp years ago into quite a career, including as a shill for the oil industry. The case of lebanon and israel article pdf available april 20 with 1,723 reads how we measure reads. Ethical oil campaign polishes oilsands image cbc news. Alykhan velshi is a lawyer, policy analyst, and ministerial assistant.
Jan, 2012 the eerie echoes of ethical oils recent advertising campaign and backandforth timing have led some to recall previously discussed ties between stephen harpers conservative government and key ethical oil figures ezra levant and former executive director alykhan velshi now safely back in the pmo. Ethical oil, by ezra levant the objective standard. Publicly traded oil companies with active tar sands operations have a very high level of foreign ownership 71 per cent. Another day, another alberta company laying off hundreds of people, reports therebel. Ethical oil 2010underscoreswhat is happening in canada.
Recall that when the ethical oil institute launched its allegedly 100% canadian ourdecision. Notleys ndp have created in the first madeinalberta. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. In a story published on december 12th, quebec news outlet tva nouvelle asserted that leaders of two mosques located in the montreal neighborhood of cotedesneiges demanded that female workers be removed from nearby construction sites. Mar 10, 2017 it was levant who popularized the concept of ethical oil with his 2011 book of the same name, which won the national business book award. But the ndps response to that crisis has only made the situation worse. Ezra levant ethical oil versus conflict oil youtube. Well never take foreign money to undermine our countrys national interests.
Oct 04, 2011 see the 2 follow up interviews ezra did on this topic on the oct 4th 2011 with former us ambassador to canada david wilkins pn the xl pipeline and patrick brazeau on the benefits of the oil sands. In the book, he states his case for hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, a gas extraction technique. Now levants basic argument on ethical oil reads like a grade two primer. The objective standard below is the thirteenyear archive of our quarterly journal, the objective standard. Oil is crucial to human life, not only as a source of energy that fuels our homes, businesses, cars, airplanes, and hospitals, but also as a key component of countless products on which our lives and prosperity dependfrom medical devices and cell phones, to. Simply hover over an issue cover, and click the quick view button. Sep 30, 2014 ezra levant stays silent after networks apology to justin trudeau. Yes, the global fall in oil prices have hurt the industry too.
This is all standard operating procedure for levant. The ethical oil institute claims that it is an independent, grassroots organization. The authors ranting, whether on the page or in his hyperactive media appearances to plug his book, is entertaining. Ezra levant s now defunct program the echoed krauses conspiracy talking points and added allegations of environmental charities laundering money for political special interests. While many north americans may be aware of the financial and environmental price we pay for a gallon of gas or a barrel of oil, levant argues that it is time we consider ethical factors as well. With ezra levant, lawyer, journalist, and political activist ezra levant is a lawyer, journalist, and political activist. Therefore it need a free signup process to obtain the book. Some supposedly canadian oil companies including suncor, canadian natural resources limited, imperial oil and husky are. The case for canadas oil sands is a book written by canadian lawyer, talkshow host and lobbyist ezra levant, which makes a case for exploiting the athabasca oil sands and its sister projects in alberta. With files from susan delacourt and donovan vincent. Meanwhile, ethical oil authored the our decision campaign to advocate the approval of the northern gateway pipeline and energy trade with the asian market.
But, like other errors dotted through ethical oil, it doesnt help his thesis. The intent of the corporate mapping project database is to engage canadians in a conversation about the role of the fossil fuel sector in our democracy, by mapping how power and influence play out in the oil, gas and coal industries of bc, alberta and saskatchewan. Levants other partner at the ethical oil institute is calgary lawyer thomas ross. Alberta law society accepts ezra levants resignation. In 2009, ezra levant s bestselling book shakedown revealed the corruption of canadas. Levant is a famed tv anchor and author of his most recent book, ethical oil. Theres an increasing urgency to discuss human rights issues. Read ezra levant s bestselling books debunking environmentalist propaganda against the energy industry. And they decided to lay off 200 more employees, and reduce their capital spending as low as they could. With a great lineup in an exciting destination we are expecting record attendance and i would encourage anyone considering making the. Nov 17, 2014 levant has seemingly been able to convert that solid he did harp years ago into quite a career, including as a shill for the oil industry. Ezra levant stays silent after networks apology to justin.
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