Canadian actors support oilsands protest in Ottawa
Posted September 20, 2011 1:51 pm.
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A famous TV hoser and several other Canadian actors say they support a protest planned by Greenpeace in Ottawa against the oilsands industry.
Dave Thomas of SCTV fame said he opposes TransCanada PipeLine’s proposed Keystone XL line that would ship oilsands crude from Alberta to refineries in the United States.
Thomas, perhaps best known for portraying beer-drinking lout Doug McKenzie, said the pipeline would be an environmental disaster that must be stopped.
Greenpeace said it hopes to muster hundreds of protesters Monday in front of the Centennial Flame on Parliament Hill.
Other Canadian actors who said they support the planned sit-in include Graham Greene, Mia Kirshner and Kate Vernon.
It is not clear which, if any, of the actors will actually attend the demonstration.
