Castro criticizes Canada over its oilsands
Posted April 9, 2012 3:56 pm.
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Cuba’s former leader Fidel Castro is criticizing Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his government for causing environmental damage through the extraction of crude from the Alberta oilsands.
The father of Cuba’s communist revolution of more than half a century ago offers that observation in 1,200-word essay on the state of hemispheric affairs that was published over the weekend.
The ailing octogenarian handed the Cuban presidency to his brother, Raul, four years ago, but still periodically offers up his musings on the state of the world in postings on his government’s website.
“Stephen Harper’s Illusions” is his latest instalment.
In it, Castro claims that the United States is forcing Canada to extract oil, which is causing irreparable damage to the environment.
He also accuses Canadian mining companies of harming millions of people throughout Latin America.
