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entrepreneurship

that we are proud about.

A money pit.

It was small, dirty, and very expensive.

For me,

it was like a newborn.

The baby had a big name:

Great Canadian Oil Sands,

which it had to grow into.

Then came a sibling

called Syncrude.

Millionaire family

was now complete.

Owners and regulators

are starting to realise

the problem with the children,

that they have their own ideas.

They do not always

act as you hoped.

They do some

things better than us

and some things

need to change.

Has our need for oil

become greater

than we need water?

Fresh water is scarce.

We believe it is unlimited

but less than 0.5% of the world's water

is fresh water.

The oil sands mining operations

requires upto 4 barrels of fresh water

to produce a barrel of oil.

This water comes

from the Athabasca River

which is fed from glaciers

in the Rockie mountains.

The Industry not only

sucks up large amount of water

but will produce more

carbon emissions

than all the cars in Canada

combined.

The oil produced by the industry

contributes to a cycle of consumption

that ascelerates climate change.

destroying the glaciers

that feed this delicate cycle.

The water has a spicy taste.

It is different.

My family business

has been around 10 years.

We are oneof three

spring water companies

which has a natural source.

Bottling is going from

For to go and discuss it.

that we should limit

the number of bottles,

is ridiculous when you see the

amount used by the oil companies.

They use so much fresh water.

The flow of all

rivers has decreased

Everyone has noticed.

Basically, this is it.

the oil platform

next to our spring.

Nobody told us about it.

We are very concerned

We haven't seen any data.

Nobody knows who is responsible

for protecting the water.

Nobody wants to take this on.

And AEUB is hanging up on me..

There's no overflow at all.

The power system

may be broken.

I do not know.

The level is low.

Sh*t!

There is nothing in there.

You know why there is no water?

It's because they take everything

up there for their drilling.

That's why!

They're taling all the water of aquifers.

That's where it's going, the water.

There has never been this little ever.

There is no water there.

Oh, my God!

Closes it.

We should go to

the platform and ask them

if they're using fresh water

from this region for drilling.

The flow goes down in winter

but not like that.

Let's go then.

It was not like this before

that the platform was installed.

Let's go.

If they do nothing,

Athabasca River will dry up.

I can not imagine that,

water comes from glaciers.

Glaciers are melting

so fast now.

There's one that has

completely disappeared.

When I was 12,

it was huge.

It 's melted down

that much.

I do not know.

The argument against the reduction

CO2 emissions

is that it has a

negative impact on the economy.

This is why George W.

Bush gave for withdrawing from Kyoto.

Similarly, the Prime Minister

Stephen Harper says

any action against climate change

would have to happen

without harming a

the Canadian economy.

Canada has spent 6 billion

in programs to reduce CO2

but has not met its

targets in 15 years.

That's because producing a barrel

of oil from the oil sands

emits three times more

greenhouse gas emissions

than a barrel of conventional oil.

Near the oil sands is

the Athabasca Glacier,

part of the Columbia

ice fields.

one of the largest reserves

freshwater in the world.

Because of global warming,

the glacier has dropped

by one and a half kilometres.

and lost half its volume.

We are entering very clearly

into a period

climate change

with major impacts on our

supply of fresh water,

water flowing from glaciers

and mountains.

Once they have melted,

This will be the end.

This land seems lonely.

Looking at the shoreI can

see how much water's gone.

I would say that the level has

declined by about three meters.

Lile, there,

was completely surrounded by water.

Now it's all land.

When I come here,

my heart cries.

All we were

given is destroyed,

because of one thing - oil.

Why?

We are in the largest

freshwater delta in the world.

And now, It is drying up.

- What are you doing?

- Just driving.

- This guy is really active.

- Hopefully.

- I think so.

I'll take off my glasses

a sign of respect.

See you later.

Many peopleof our

community believe

that chiefs are selling our interests.

They feel discouraged.

A lot of people

want change

and they believe

that I can do that.

I will not bend over to

cater to industry

because my people are in danger,

our way of life is in danger.

We now counting the votes

for Fort Chipewyan.

Are you ready?

A vote for Allan Adam.

Archie Cyprien.

Allan Adam.

Allan Adam.

Promising to fight the industry,

Chief Allan Adam is elected.

Three to one!

Right on! We did it.

The industry is working hard

to limit environmental impact.

We must also think

about economic benefits

and the socio-economic

benefits from the oil sands.

I think everyone is

of the answer being

that the impacts are so severe

that everything will

have to stop.

In this case, I do not know if the industry

and the government

are ready to stop.

I do not know if Canada

is ready to stop everything.

While the Chief Allan Adam

promises to fight the industry,

Dr. O'Connor leads

his own struggle.

After expressing his concerns

about high rates of diseases,

Health Canada has filed an

official complaint against him,

accusing him of unduly

panicking the population.

I was accused of

professional misconduct,

to have blocked access

medical records,

of unduly panickingthe community

and causing mistrust here.

When I arrived here,

I had to earn their trust

and since the beginning of this story

Ive been told again and again,

We asked for studies,

that were never made.

So I arrived

in a community

who did not trust

the government.

The people in the community

are not alarmed,

they are angry

because of these problems

and that they haven't been

looked at.

The number of people

with these these ilnesses

is much higher

than they have compiled.

Yet I studied each case,

I spoke with the nurse

who has been here 20 years.

I talked to their

realatives and my patients.

So I have all the necessary information

and if they need to verify

they can just come here to spend

half a day with me.

They'll see.

What bothers me a lot,

is that this doctor

only doing his job.

When he says that there is a

disproportionate rates

rare cancers in Fort Chipewyan,

Health Canada

in its wisdom,

filed a complaint

against a physician

that is just doing his job.

Is it because we

are indigenous

Health Canada,

Alberta Health, Industry,

anyone who could

make a difference

and find a resolution to

Dr. O'Connor claims

as apposed to lodging

a complaint against him.

A week after my election,

I suspended all

negotiating with industry.

It's for the good of the community.

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