Alberta Premier Jason Kenney speaks at a news conference in Edmonton on Aug. 7, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
EDMONTON – A final report is in from a public inquiry into what the Alberta government says is foreign funding of environmental groups who want to curtail energy development.
Steve Allan, the commissioner in charge of the inquiry, says when the report is later released Albertans will gain a new understanding of how foreign funding has influenced public policy and debate.
The report is now in the hands of Energy Minister Sonya Savage, who has up to three months before she is legally obliged to release it to the public.
EDMONTON The public inquiry report into what the Alberta government labels troublesome foreign funding of enviro-groups was delivered Friday – a year late and million dollars over its original budget.
“When my final report is made public, I believe Albertans will gain a new understanding of how foreign funding has played an influential role in public policy and political discourse,” inquiry commissioner Steve Allan said in a statement after delivering the report to Energy Minister Sonya Savage.
“It us up to Albertans alone to determine how they wish to see their public policy and political will realized, unfettered by the influence of foreign monies.”
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney speaks at a news conference in Edmonton on Aug. 7, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
EDMONTON – Friday was the deadline for a public inquiry into what the Alberta government says is foreign funding of environmental groups who want to curtail energy development – an investigation lauded by Premier Jason Kenney as principled but derided by critics as a buffoonishly sinister political witch hunt.
“We have not yet received the (final) report but expect to have it delivered to the minister’s office sometime today,” Jerry Bellikka, chief of staff to Energy Minister Sonya Savage, said in an email.
Deadline day for inquiry s final report on eco groups and Alberta energy industry
by Dean Bennett, The Canadian Press
Posted Jul 30, 2021 5:37 pm EDT
Last Updated Jul 30, 2021 at 5:41 pm EDT
EDMONTON Friday was the deadline for a public inquiry into what the Alberta government says is foreign funding of environmental groups who want to curtail energy development an investigation lauded by Premier Jason Kenney as principled but derided by critics as a buffoonishly sinister political witch hunt.
“We have not yet received the (final) report but expect to have it delivered to the minister’s office sometime today,” Jerry Bellikka, chief of staff to Energy Minister Sonya Savage, said in an email.
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