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Mattawa, A small town in Ottawa, Canada will be receiving $28,200 from energy company TransCanada Corp. in exchange for not commenting on the company?s proposed Energy East tar sands pipeline project, according to an agreement attached to the town council?s meeting agenda on June 23, 2014. Under the terms of deal, the town of Mattawa will ?not publicly comment on TransCanada?s operations or business projects? for five years. In exchange for that silence, TransCanada will give Mattawa $28,200. $28,200 For selling out their future and the future of the planet.