Environmental organizations criticized the existence of a working group they say indicated a deepening relationship between the Trudeau government and oil corporations.

“I don’t know of any other ‘interest group’ that’s had this level of access to government during the pandemic,” said Bronwen Tucker, an analyst with Oil Change International who looked at the documents.

“At a time when the need to shift off fossil fuels is more obvious than ever, Canada’s oil lobby not only has the ears of top officials and politicians, but is literally being allowed to set the agenda,” she said.

Source: Oil lobby, Trudeau government formed secretive committee during pandemic ⋆ The Breach