Canadians, not nearly so rude as their San Francisco attackers, politely
responded that the area
damaged by oil-sands development is actually nearer the size of London,
but not two Englands, Calgary television reports. The nonprofit's
retort: Okay, maybe not two Englands. Can we settle on one England?
A spokesman for the premier of Alberta's office (that's Canadian for "governor") responded by attempting to bid the area down further.
"The area that's actually being disturbed is about two-tenths of one per cent of that," Jerry Bellikka was quoted as saying to Calgary TV. "It's nowhere near the size of England -- in fact it's not even the size of London."
We cannot stop people from spreading misinformation about our greatWith torches? Pitchforks? A counter-boycott against San Francisco? No, the gentle Canadian conservative proposed broaching the issue with U.S. officials at a July 16-20 energy summit. The premier's office, however, told CTV it was not interested in participating in such a rude display.province, the energy industry or the real state of Alberta's
environment. But we can come together to show Albertans that we take
these attacks seriously and we will respond in the best interests of the
people we all represent," said party leader Danielle Smith.
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