mike canadian activist worked advocacy organizations including best known work opposing development alberta tar sands reliance fossil general engaged civil liberties student activism published author book direct action tactics background born alberta ukrainian english origin parents attended graduated bachelor education drama bachelor law degree specializing labour environmental law university career went exchange southern india credits awakening politically exchange recalls seeing people getting debate village budget year says contrast models representative democracy use canada affected shaped views political involvement environmental activism best known environmental activist protested opening near alberta setting mock open pit lawn deputy prime minister constituency office opposed harvesting alberta forest followed logging executives executives took boat trip logging conference hired freedom oil director relocated san_francisco capacity helped lead campaign joint initiative pressured eliminate emissions vehicles campaign later expanded include renamed freedom oil campaign interrupted ceo address los_angeles automotive asked sign commitment vehicles fuel efficient world refused sign saying speech spoke canadians save hockey fighting climate change called biggest threat hockey labor talks july returned work canada newly opened office created lobby end alberta oil sands called projects world capacity ambushed premier times provincial election headlines election volunteers lowered banner reading best premier oil money buy fundraising dinner january briefly banned campus group fellow radical performed number anti fossil musical routines campus recruiting session meeting head university campus security service ban reduced probation september activists occupied tar sands heavy shell sands action shut entire short period portion hours action proceeded actions tar sands region millennium project second shell upgrading facility actions prompted comments premier terrorism charges prosecute activities december headlines scaled canada parliament buildings banners messages canada prime minister liberal leader september helped organize largest climate related civil action canadian history people arrest parliament hill crossing police line set bar public entry building october saw victoria helped craft mass action time tar sands action saw thousands descend legislature building willing risk arrest stop given accolades work named year online named influential people named power globe_and_mail named people leave mark oil sands climb trainer held activist training camps teach aspiring activists skills ranging climbing criticism actions car described stupid automotive journalist student activism elected president defeating opponents joke candidates ineligible win campaigning militant approach tuition increased interaction elected officials members candidacy came activities member critical previous president moderate approach opposing tuition increases including efforts support reduction tuition increases insisting elimination president opposed university administration proposed tuition increase particularly portion increase students programs pay despite opposition basic increase approved proposed program based approved opposed extension degree granting powers granted universities time colleges advocated inclusion education general agreement trade services free trade agreement americas unsuccessfully lobbied city stop assessing property taxes university residences expanded involvement environmental issues creating students union environmental office energy building passing ethical buying purchasing policy helping open campus founding car pool registry created revolutionary speaker series speakers brought series included consumer candidate american presidential candidate author palestinian activist despite claiming end term stay student politics vocally critical successor claimed excessive compromise tuition related issues helped create new university course citizenship activism suggested mandatory undergraduate students criticism criticized time president focused tuition relationship university administration criticized historically events opposing increase law school tuition despite support increase law students association campus food bank political points support pass proposed discounted transit pass mandatory students controversial civil liberties activism spokesperson group people staged sit constituency office justice minister protest government proposed anti terrorism security laws claimed greatly civil liberties canada group evicted office moving furniture lawn changed sign read minister justice held community workshops forums area set hot banner read bills hot water days rest protesters removed police charged democracy activism canadian federal election group calling members ate ballots stir fried protest saw lack true democracy system asked individuals participation years charged members altering destroying ballot initials deputy returning officer signed ballot contrary section canada elections act committing offence charges eventually dropped march said unsure going vote federal election saying went forth question useful perform theatrical stunt draw attention problems electoral system work progressive candidates elected activism critical invasion iraq called occupation rogue state attributed invasion north_america addiction oil opposes trade protested americas negotiations theatre troupe summit summer olympics beijing travelled china participate protests favour independence pre chinese authorities entered apartment sharing fellow activists expelled country writing journalism author action day keeps global capitalism away isbn published described tried tested actions week action guide 21st century featured canadian documentary peace discussed impacts alberta oil sands founder host producer rise radio free current affairs campus community radio station electoral politics ran alberta election candidate alberta new democrats riding finished candidates vote winner progressive conservatives incumbent
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