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Article: Sad little rally on a bright prairie winter day (Kyoto protest in Lethbridge Alberta).
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- The Report
- Article date:
- January 6, 2003
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Passing through Lethbridge on November 30, I chanced upon a quintessentially Canadian ritual: a coven of PWIAPEs (people wildly indignant about practically everything) demonstrating in support of a Liberal cause.Organized by "Albertans for Kyoto" to bash the Alberta government's anti-Kyoto stance, the rally featured Alberta Liberal leader Ken Nicol, leftish university professor Tony Hall and former Edmonton alderman and noted exhibitionist Tooker Gomberg.Between speeches, the faithful were regaled with songs by (who else?) the Raging Grannies. One ditty suggested that Premier Ralph Klein start drinking again to put him in a pro-Kyoto mood. I can relate to that. I'd have ...