The following is excerpted from the 4 April 2011 edition of "globeandmail.com".

The Canadian government has stepped up lobbying in Europe for its oil sands industry, repeating its threats of trade conflict, a leaked letter shows.

The letter dated March 18 to Europe’s commissioners for climate, trade and energy follows Canada’s denial it threatened to scrap a free-trade deal unless the European Union alters planned environmental laws.

This article is available in its entirety on the Globe and Mail website at:

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/canada-warns-eu-over-oil-sands/article1969643/

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