Eleven Oily Questions: A Great Critical Thinking Exercise

http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/1128116--eleven-oily-questions-for-every-mp

In this opinion piece from the Toronto Star, Andrew Nikiforuk (from the Tyee) asks eleven questions of the federal government - and anyone pro-Enbridge/oil sands - that would be great to introduce to a Social Studies classroom for a critical thinking exercise. These thoughtful and piercing questions cut through most of the typical rhetoric associated with the oil sands. Some probably can't even be answered, at least not easily, and therein lies their strength.