Alberta targets foreign ‘special interests’ — but omits Big Oil | rabble.ca
The Alberta premier has launched a public inquiry
to expose the foreign funding behind environmental groups opposing his
efforts to increase production of Alberta’s carbon-heavy oil.
to expose the foreign funding behind environmental groups opposing his
efforts to increase production of Alberta’s carbon-heavy oil.
But Kenney’s claim to be shielding Albertans from foreign “special
interests” is absurdly selective; he’s planning to shine the light on a
small slice of foreign influence, while keeping the spotlight away from
the massive foreign influence exerted by Big Oil.
If there’s ever been a foreign player wielding influence in Canada,
it’s been Big Oil, which has exercised a virtual stranglehold over
Alberta politics during the last few decades. But that story – and
Kenney’s complicity in it – is one the premier is determined to keep
under wraps.