Regulator accused of bias by Norval Scott with a report by Dawn Walton, July 19, 2007, The Globe and Mail
Alberta’s energy regulator, already the subject of three provincial inquiries over its handling of hearings into a proposed Calgary-Edmonton power line, now faces a court action as well…. The private investigators passed themselves off as concerned landowners, and one, Don MacDonald, joined a conference call in which landowners discussed strategies with their legal counsel.
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- Congratulations Val Napoleon, Indigenous scholar at U Victoria October 1, 2021
- Justin Mikulka: “I think the story of US shale has mostly been written already. Best assets gone. Half trillion lost. Environmental and climate disaster. Executive looting. Pathetic media coverage. The damage has been done.” September 29, 2021
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