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Neil Young concludes anti-oilsands concert series with show in Calgary
http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/neil-young-concludes-anti-oilsands-concert-series-with-show-in-calgary-1.1646062
Neil Young concludes anti-oilsands concert series with show in Calgary
Lauren Krugel, The Canadian Press
Last Updated Sunday, January 19, 2014 10:12PM EST
CALGARY -- Canadian rocker Neil Young says his Honour the Treaties tour has accomplished what it set out to do, surpassing its fundraising goal for a Northern Alberta First Nation fighting oilsands development and raising awareness of the broader issue of aboriginal rights.
"We have succeeded beyond our wildest dreams in raising money for legal defence of the First Nations. Global environmental forces are joining us now with financial resources and it's now because of the Canadian people's awesome response to our call for justice," Young told before the final show of the four-stop circuit in Calgary, the financial heart of Canada's oilpatch.
"We have matched and multiplied the money we have raised from Canadians supporting honour the treaties. We will be positioned to match the legal power of our opposition dollar for dollar."
The goal of raising $75,000 for the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation's legal defence fund was surpassed a few days ago, Young said. The ACFN announced last week it had filed a legal challenge to Ottawa's recent approval of Royal Dutch Shell's planned Jackpine oilsands mine.
Beyond the financial goal, Young said the concerts have succeeded in getting Canadians talking.
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Neil Young concludes anti-oilsands concert series with show in Calgary
Lauren Krugel, The Canadian Press
Last Updated Sunday, January 19, 2014 10:12PM EST
CALGARY -- Canadian rocker Neil Young says his Honour the Treaties tour has accomplished what it set out to do, surpassing its fundraising goal for a Northern Alberta First Nation fighting oilsands development and raising awareness of the broader issue of aboriginal rights.
"We have succeeded beyond our wildest dreams in raising money for legal defence of the First Nations. Global environmental forces are joining us now with financial resources and it's now because of the Canadian people's awesome response to our call for justice," Young told before the final show of the four-stop circuit in Calgary, the financial heart of Canada's oilpatch.
"We have matched and multiplied the money we have raised from Canadians supporting honour the treaties. We will be positioned to match the legal power of our opposition dollar for dollar."
The goal of raising $75,000 for the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation's legal defence fund was surpassed a few days ago, Young said. The ACFN announced last week it had filed a legal challenge to Ottawa's recent approval of Royal Dutch Shell's planned Jackpine oilsands mine.
Beyond the financial goal, Young said the concerts have succeeded in getting Canadians talking.
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