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  CALGARY -- A judge has dismissed an attempt to quash the United Conservative government's inquiry into whether foreign groups have conspired against Alberta's oil industry. Court of Queen's Bench Justice Karen Horner says the environmental law firm Ecojustice failed to prove the inquiry was called to intimidate charities that have raised concerns about the industry's environmental impact. “Ecojustice has failed to show that the (order in council creating the inquiry) was enacted on a bad faith basis or for other egregious reasons,” Horner said in her decision Friday. She also said...

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 Related Share this article A week after the Jan. 6 insurrection at the US Capitol, the provincial government in Alberta, home to Canada’s oil i...

Alberta’s Court of Queen’s Bench will hear arguments next week seeking to quash the UCP government’s inquiry into alleged foreign-funded campaigns against the…