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Alberta's tar sands are on pace to become the largest industrial project in human history, with effects reaching from the Arctic Ocean to the prairies to the Pacific Ocean and beyond. Oil companies propose to sacrifice an area the size of Florida in order to, in the words of Stephen Harper, provide "energy security" for the US economy and military.
The Dominion's special issue on the tar sands examines the impacts the development will have on the environment, labour relations, indigenous rights, the Kyoto protocol, women, and US foreign policy. To expedite this process, new new policies have been forged, and new precedents will be set in these and other areas.
Two independent journalists will present an overview of their travels and interviews in the tar sands during the summer, including slides and film clips. Copies of the Dominion's 48-page special issue on the tar sands will be available (free, donations accepted).
About the presenters: Dru Oja Jay is the editor of the Dominion. Maya Rolbin-Ghanie is a writer, student and frequent contributor to the Dominion. She is also an editor of Ms.Guided, a magazine about women's travel experiences. Jay and Rolbin-Ghanie visited the tar sands and the communities of Fort Mackay and Fort Chipewyan this summer.
The Dominion is a monthly paper published by an incipient network of independent journalists in Canada. It aims to provide accurate, critical coverage that is accountable to its readers and the subjects it tackles. Taking its name from Canada's official status as both a colony and a colonial force, the Dominion examines politics, culture and daily life with a view to understanding the exercise of power.