Idle No More: Alberta Highway 63 Blockade Near Fort McMurray By First Nations Movement

[Fire Walk With Me]

http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2012/12/20/idle-no-more_n_2340893.html

FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - The leader of an aboriginal community near the Alberta oilsands says the federal government is clearing the way for development on traditional land.

Chief Alan Adam of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation says Ottawa's omnibus budget legislation weakens environmental protection in Canada.

He says oilsands projects have already sullied rivers and lakes in the area and the budget bill — quote — "gives the green light to destroy the rest."

Adam's comments came as he joined a highway blockade north of Fort McMurray that was part of the aboriginal Idle No More movement.

(More at the link.)