White Water, Black Gold

Just a little add-on I almost neglected.
 
During the White Water, Black Gold Q&A- period three natives got up commenting on the tar sands issue. One lady with her family from Fort MacKay made the point that the native communities downstream are the most affected but are often ignored even though they are real people. A tall man with very long thick white hair raved and ranted in a first nations language that nobody understood. The third person's favourite words were moral corruption and he went on about how the oil corporations, politicians of all levels, industries related to the oil industry suffer from moral corruption. His speech ended with the conclusion that every Canadian is (morally corrupted and) responsible for what happens in Northern Alberta through their vote at elections. Hence his request to the film maker to produce a film about moral corruption before the next election. Lavalee responded that this was a very tight time line. 

I don't think the tar sands will fall or rise with elections as long as there are income taxes, health care, education and similar issues that are much more personal and dear to the average Canadian than something happening somewhere north that can be pushed out of one's mind far more easily than the next visit to the doctor, the next tuition bill, ...