Detailed Instructions: In this task, given a sentence in the Japanese language, your task is to convert it into the English language.
Problem:「トランスカナダ・コーポレーションは、この地域の人々に対し彼らがその裏庭から数百万ガロンもの有毒なタールサンドを汲み上げられたいか、尋ねもしなかった」とパイプラインの中の抗議活動家の1人、マット・アルモンテ氏はそのグループのWebサイトに掲載された声明の中で述べた。
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Show your work and conclude with the exact phrasing "Therefore, the final answer is [answer]." where [answer] is just the final number or expression that solves the problem.
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"TransCanada Corporation didn't bother to ask the people of this neighborhood if they wanted to have millions of gallons of poisonous tar sands pumped through their backyards," said one of the protesters inside the pipeline, Matt Almonte in a statement posted to the group's website.