(Mis)understanding Vivian Krause
Economist Andrew Leach takes a look at how the inspiration behind Jason Kenney s inquiry into un-Albertan activities came to be so misunderstood.
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The inspiration behind Jason Kenney s inquiry into un-Albertan activities didn t say what you thought she said
Posted: May 28, 2021 5:00 AM MT | Last Updated: May 28
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney meets with energy industry stakeholders in Calgary in June 2019 to discuss creating the Energy War Room to counter what Kenney called lies spread by opponents of oil and gas development. Vivian Krause, shown clapping in the centre, took part in the discussions.(Mike Symington/CBC)
Jason Kenney’s Favourite Researcher Just Gave Him a Headache
What does the UCP do now that Vivian Krause says she never said Canadian enviro groups were being used by US oil interests?
David J. Climenhaga is an award-winning journalist, author, post-secondary teacher, poet and trade union communicator. He blogs at AlbertaPolitics.ca. Follow him on Twitter @djclimenhaga. SHARES Premier Jason Kenney based his ‘Public inquiry into anti-Alberta energy campaigns’ on the theory the province was being targeted to benefit US interests.
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What is the United Conservative Party’s position, pray, about Vancouver blogger Vivian Krause’s bombshell assertion she always understood the environmental conspiracy to landlock Alberta’s oilsands she promoted so energetically had nothing to do with the U.S. oil industry advancing its interests at Canada’s expense?
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EDMONTON A researcher whose work helped prompt Alberta’s inquiry into anti-oilsands campaigns seems to have backed away from one of her major allegations.
Vivian Krause says she has never accused U.S. charitable foundations of trying to landlock Canadian oil to specifically benefit American competitors.
That suggestion has been repeated numerous times by Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and other members of the United Conservative government as a justification for the $3.5-million inquiry.
In a series of social media posts this week, Krause says she has no evidence of such collusion.
She says her concern is that anti-oilsands campaigns may have unintentionally allowed U.S oil production to increase and didn’t benefit the environment.
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