After Alberta Premier Jason Kenney announced Thursday a $2.5-million public inquiry into foreign funding of groups campaigning against Alberta oil, critics are questioning the inquiry’s impact and intentions.
Story continues below “It isn’t being headed by a judge, it isn’t being headed by someone outside Alberta, it isn’t being headed by an independent party,” political commentator Sandy Garissino said of the inquiry headed by forensic and restructuring accountant Steve Allan. “The result will be that environmentalists take foreign money, and now we know, that’s what it’s going to say.
“This is a fool’s errand,” he said. “I don’t believe this will help Alberta further its interests in accessing pipelines and expanding our market access.”Journalist Mike De Souza said the inquiry is reminiscent of action taken by the Harper government several years ago, when Ottawa launched an elaborate communications campaign to promote Canada’s energy industry while lobbying foreign governments to eliminate international action on climate change.
“The mistake Vivian Krause and Premier Kenney make is thinking that it’s one campaign. It’s not,” Berman said in an interview last month. “It’s dozens of campaigns. If it’s anything, it’s a movement or movements.”WATCH: Premier Kenney announces details of ‘energy war room’
Heads up Jason, as predicted the MSM are coming, just like they did with Ford in Ontario
Jkenny your red neck is showing ...shameful
Is he going to ban groups like the World Wildlife Foundation or Greenpece who raise money in Canada to fight environmental issues around the world?
I remember when the media used to have a melt-down every time Trump used the term 'witch hunt'. Where is the outrage now Liberal FakeNews 'media'?
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