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EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith should come clean on whether funding for her leadership campaign has influenced her government's agenda, says the province's New Democrat Opposition.

There are continuing questions about a provincial government proposal to give oil companies breaks on royalty rates if they clean up old inactive wells.

Lacombe County reeve notes oil and gas industry already being subsidized by municipalities

EDMONTON — Alberta's premier is rejecting Opposition claims her planned $100-million pilot project for cleaning up old oil wells was influenced by her United Conservative party leadership campaign, arguing that federal money to get the job done missed many of the province's worst sites.

While everyone wants to see inactive wells properly dealt with, the question is who pays for it and how quickly the work is done.

While everyone wants to see inactive wells properly dealt with, the question is who pays for it and how quickly the work is done.

Alberta's premier is rejecting Opposition claims her planned $100-million pilot project for cleaning up old oil wells was influenced by her United Conservative party leadership campaign, arguing that federal money to get the job done missed many of the province's worst sites.

Albertas premier is rejecting Opposition claims her planned $100-million pilot project for cleaning up old oil wells was influenced by her United Conservative party leadership campaign, arguing that federal money to get the job done missed many of the provinces worst sites.

The province is considering a program to incentivize oil companies cleaning up about 170,000 inactive well sites in Alberta.

EDMONTON — Alberta's premier is rejecting Opposition claims her planned $100-million pilot project for cleaning up old oil wells was influenced by her