In Attacks on Environmental Advocates in Canada, a Disturbing Echo of Extremist Politics in the US
Critics say the provincial government’s inquiry into foreign funding of activists has devolved into incompetence and relies on reports laced with conspiracy theories and climate denial.
February 24, 2021
The Syncrude Canada Ltd. oil sands mine near Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada, on Thursday, June 4, 2015. Credit: Ben Nelms/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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A week after the Jan. 6 insurrection at the US Capitol, the provincial government in Alberta, home to Canada’s oil industry, published a series of reports laced with climate change denial and conspiracy theories and targeting environmental advocates.
Alberta inquiry into anti-energy campaigns slammed
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and his UCP government launched a $3.5-million investigation into anti-Alberta energy campaigns. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Todd Korol
Alberta’s public inquiry into anti-Alberta energy campaigns has been the focus of much attention over the past couple of weeks as details of the $3.5-million investigation have been made public.
Alberta’s public inquiry into anti-Alberta energy campaigns has been the focus of much attention over the past couple of weeks as details of the $3.5-million investigation have been made public.
In July 2019, Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and his UCP government launched the inquiry, led by Steve Allan, a Calgary accountant. Its mandate was to uncover foreign-funded campaigns against the province’s oil and gas sector, principally the oilsands.
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A night view of the Syncrude oil sands extraction facility near the town of Fort McMurray, Alberta. (Photo: Mark Ralston/AFP, Getty Images)
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Consulting is a lucrative business if you can get it. Doubly so if you can traffic in conspiracy theories with no public accountability.