Natural Resources committee  Just to give you one example, the Hewlett Foundation and the Packard Foundation together have granted $90 million towards B.C. environmental groups. Of that $90 million, about $80 million was specifically for projects to create the Great Bear Rainforest, and also to address the e

Natural Resources committee  Whether it was the intention or not, I don't know. But the Great Bear Rainforest has become the great trade barrier. I do find it interesting to note, though, the tax returns of the Wilburforce Foundation. Of course the Wilburforce Foundation was created by Gordon Letwin, who is

Natural Resources committee  The main funders are the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, the Oak Foundation, and the Rockefeller Brothers Fund. The Rockefeller Family Fund funds things south of the border. There's also the Wilburforce Foundation, the Brainerd Found

Natural Resources committee  For example, the wealth of the Pew Charitable Trust originates from oil, as does Rockefeller's.

Natural Resources committee  To finish up, I think it's important that there is a plan here. In fact, Tides Canada was funded by the Hewlett Foundation to develop “a strategic plan to address oil and gas development in British Columbia”. That was in 2004 that Tides Canada was paid $70,000 to develop this pla

Natural Resources committee  Thank you very much. Good morning, everyone. I will be making my remarks in English, but I would be happy to answer any questions in either French or English. My name is Vivian Krause. Over the past five years I have followed the science and the money behind environmental ca

Natural Resources committee  A huge increase, yes. The first comment I wanted to make was that the main reason I say that environmental activism isn't what it used to be is because if you look back over the last ten years, in the late 1990s the average grant might have been $50,000. You saw lots of grants f

Natural Resources committee  My understanding, to the best of my knowledge, is that Tides Canada has essentially two entities. In Canada there are two registered charities; one is called the Tides Canada Foundation and one is called the Tides Canada Initiative Society. The Tides Canada Foundation has equival

Natural Resources committee  My concern is that there's a mix of interests. It's not purely about the environment. I can see that what they're doing would protect the environment, but I can also see the other purposes on other--

Natural Resources committee  No.

Natural Resources committee  Let me be very clear. I think charities should be doing charity. I would be just as disappointed if Canadian charitable foundations were funding something that wasn't exclusively charitable. It just so happens that the charitable foundations that are funding this are American. I

Natural Resources committee  --including if they were from our own. Yes, there is some charitable funding, but very, very little compared to what is coming in from other sources.

Natural Resources committee  If I understand what you are saying, the industry is improving—and we want that—but activists are still protesting. If there is a valid reason for demarketing oil, then alright. But if there is no valid reason to do so, then it has to stop.

Natural Resources committee  Yes, it is.

Natural Resources committee  I raised the issue and I tried to identify...The key thing is finding out whether there is a valid reason for demarketing. Is there any sound scientific basis for these types of campaigns? If there is, then we need to consider ways of improving the industry. If there is not, then