This morning was one of our chirpiest PMQs as we urged those entering parliament: “If you see Norman Baker, please tell him: don’t be scared of Canada! Outlaw Tar Sands!” Tomorrow transport minister Norman Baker votes on the EU Fuel Quality Directive, which could see tar sands oil banned from Europe. As we wrote last fortnight, Baker is bowing to Canada’s lobbying pressure and has so far opposed the move to ban European use of oil from their tar sands.
We were joined by a Canadian of our own - People and Planet‘s Tar Sands campaigner, Liam, who lent an official air to proceedings and was able to field questions from politicians and Canadian tourists alike. Almost everyone we spoke to agreed Norman Baker should be supporting the ban on tar sands at the vote tomorrow.
Just after an important-looking man told us to keep up the good work and that we were making an impact in Parliament, three police officers with two machine guns between them arrived to move us on. Maybe Canada isn’t the only force Norman Baker’s scared of?
The vote is just a day away. Tell Norman Baker and Nick Clegg to stick to their environmental pledges and make sure dirty tar sands oil doesn’t enter the EU with this letter from People and Planet. For more tar sands action check out the UK Tar Sands Network.
Tags: Canada, Climate Change, climate rush, EU, Fuel Quality Directive, Norman Baker, PMQ's, tar sands