In 2016, a foreign-based organization financed by foreign-based foundations claimed the anti-pipeline campaign it co-ordinated “played a role in helping to unseat the Conservative Party in Alberta and nationally.” This finding was among the examples of political activism by environmental groups revealed in the Alberta government’s inquiry into campaigns against the province’s energy sector, released…
Allan Inquiry: US NGO Claimed Role in Defeating Conservative Party in 2015
Allan Inquiry Highlights Need to Dig Further Into Who Is Funding Anti-Alberta Energy Campaigns
Commentary The indifference being shown toward the conclusions of the public inquiry into anti-Alberta energy campaigns is nothing short of astonishing. While the Allan inquiry found no legal wrongdoing on the part of environmental non-governmental organizations (ENGOs), it did expose a dismaying amount of foreign funding into those groups. Canadian-based environmental initiatives received an eye-popping…
Judge to Hear Alberta Oil Inquiry Challenge
CALGARY—A judge is to hear arguments this week over whether Alberta’s public inquiry into the purported foreign funding of environmental charities is a valid defence of the province’s ailing oil industry or an attempt to silence dissent. Court of Queen’s Bench Justice Karen Horner is to hear a challenge from environmental law charity Ecojustice on…
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