Saudi bid to kill oil ads succeeds

Posted Sep 21, 2011 6:41 am.

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A major Canadian broadcaster has decided to stop airing ads promoting Canadian oil following pressure from Saudi Arabia.

The ads by Toronto-based EthicalOil.org say we should buy Canadian oil, in contrast to oil coming from Saudi Arabia or other undemocratic regimes.

In response, the Saudis hired lawyers to tell the Television Bureau of Canada to withdraw approval of the ads.

While the commercials aired on the Oprah Winfrey Network in Canada last month, The Calgary Sun reports CTV has canned them until the potential legal storm blows over.

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