HARPER'S DIRTY DEAL.

The article reports that Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper proposed a U.S.-Canadian pact on climate change after U.S. President-elect Barack Obama won the election. Critics claim that this measure is just Harper confirming that the U.S. will continue to buy petroleum products mined from Canada's Alberta tar sands. The article describes the environmental hazard created by the sands and questions whether Obama will agree with Harper's plan.