by TreeHugger
Canadian Government Denies Interfering With Franke James’ Climate Show
12:02 pm in Business & Politics, canada, franke james, politics by TreeHugger
We reported earlier how the Canadian Government Tried To Silence Artist Franke James, who was taking her art show on a 20 city tour through Europe, only to face the wrath of the Canadian Government, which apparently doesn't like her messages about climate change and the environment. Geoff Dembicki at the Tyee picks up the story, and reports that the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade denies it....Read the full story on TreeHugger
Treehugger has been pleased to show the work of Franke James a number of times; delivers a strong environmental message in a humourous and trenchant style. She was off to Europe to tour 20 cities with her work. She has been critical of the Canadian government's policies with respect to the tar sands and climate change, but she is not exactly Garry Trudeau of Doonesbury fame, really. One would think that they had bigger fish to fry, but that didn't stop the government from stepping in to stomp her, with one top official saying:
"Who was the idiot who approved an art show by that woman, Franke James?"
So they phoned the corporate s...
