Chiquita Brands International: Chiquita Banana Company

Chiquita Bananas Dept: Several high-profile government MPs, including Immigration Minister Jason Kenney and Public Works Minister Rona Ambrose, have urged Canadians not to buy bananas distributed by Chiquita Brands International after the Ohio-based company said it would avoid using fuel for its trucks derived from Alberta s oilsands, according to The Star. The Chiquita banana company says it s boycotting oil from Canada s oilsands. Apparently they like oil from OPEC dictatorships better, an announcer s voice says over orchestra music. While they boycott Canada s oilsands, you can boycott them. Don t buy Chiquita bananas or Fresh Express salads at your grocery store. The public relations battle over Canada s oilsands has reached new heights with the Harper government setting its sights on an unlikely foe: Chiquita bananas. And now the pro-oilsands group EhticalOil.org is taking the fight to the airwaves with the launch of a new radio ad this week urging consumers to stop buying bananas or premade salads from Chiquita, a company the group calls a foreign bully. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.