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Several noticeable Canadian artists and academics have signed an open letter supporting rock legend, Neil Young, and validating his recent criticisms of the Canadian government and the development of the Alberta tar sands. Young has made a serious of accusations and began attacking the government on his concert tour aimed at raising money for the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation, which is preparing a legal challenge against Ottawa’s recent approval of Royal Dutch Shell’s planned Jackpine oilsands mine.
The open letter, circulated by the Athabasca Chipewyan on Monday, enlists quite a few prominent signatories including musician Gord Downie of the Tragically Hip, musician Sarah Harmer, actress Neve Campbell and author Naomi Klein. Moreover, the letter was also signed by David Suzuki, who led panel discussions during Young’s concert tour. The letter mainly stated that “Neil’s tour has triggered the Prime Minister’s Office and oil company executives,” and that “they have come out swinging because they know that this is a hard conversation and they might lose. But that should not stop the conversation from happening.”
In addition to that, the letter also stressed that the Prime Minister should address Canadians and share how he plans to honour treaties with First Nations “ensuring the water, land, air, and climate are protected so the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nations and other First Nations communities be able to hunt, fish, gather plants and live off the land.” It said that “the world is watching as we decide who we will become. Will we disregard the treaties we have with First Nations? Will we continue to allow oil companies to persuade our government to gut laws, silence scientists, and disassemble civil society in order to allow reckless expansion of the oil sands?”
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