Ethical Oil founder Ezra Levant slams Defend Our Coast protests in BC
On the eve of a second day of protests against oil tankers and pipelines in British Columbia, Canada's most outspoken proponent for developing Alberta oil sands called into question the funding and "selective morality" of the protesters.
Lobbyist, author and talk show host Ezra Levant responded to questions from The Vancouver Observer about his opinion on the enormous protest outside the BC legislature on Monday, organized by Defend Our Coast. The collective consists of Canadian citizens, environmental groups, and citizens' rights advocacy groups. An estimated 4,500 people gathered outside the BC legislature in Victoria.
"Right now, half of Canada's oil consumption is imported by tanker ships on the east coast, including oil from OPEC dictatorships like Saudi Arabia. Why are these protesters so opposed to tankers exporting ethical oil, but so silent about many times more tankers importing conflict oil?" Levant said to The Vancouver Observer.
"I wonder if that selective morality has anything to do with who is funding these professional protesters in BC."
Levant is the founder of Ethical Oil, which calls itself an "online community that empowers people to become grassroots community activists on the front-lines of the campaign for ethical oil."
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Why build a pipeline and threaten our coast and rivers when we are importing so much saudi oil? Pipe it east and create jobs for Canadians.
And am worried about where all this is going. And think its time that something is done about it.
Ezra Levant's comments on the Victoria protest rally are almost as comical as his persona. He, and his "Ethical Oil" spiel are nothing but a joke at this point, as he can provide no substance to his claims, while refusing to disclose where his funding is coming from. We have heard so little from the ethical oil front lately that I thought they had closed shop and crawled back into their hole.
I was at the protest in Victoria, and let me assure you no one was there for the money, except possibly the paid media and the security forces. No one paid my way, and never has. I am opposed to the pipeline for the right reasons, where I believe Ezra supports the oil sands for all those reasons he accuses environmentalists of having.
Why build a pipeline and threaten our coast and rivers when we are importing so much saudi oil? Pipe it east and create jobs for Canadians.
Giving Ezra Ire-Levant a soap box in the Observer is far more than he is due. Stun Comedy Channel returns miniscule ratings. Most of the time they're just wasting electricity with all those lights and cameras running. They get more eyes in YouTube views of their purposely outrageous drivel. But it is a loss-leader promo for the Stun chain - especially when their entertainers come up with outrageous comments that are picked up by legitimate media. As the name implies - Ezra Ire-Levant needs to be ignored... By everyone other than Toronto police - who now are investigaging him for hate speech crimes.