Barrie Chivers

I am an Albertan, and I strongly oppose the recent draft Cooperation Agreement between Alberta and Canada on Environmental and Impact Assessment.This agreement represents a troubling abdication of federal responsibility. Major resource and infrastructure projects pose serious and lasting risks to our land, water, and communities—areas that are clearly within federal jurisdiction and duty.By shifting oversight to Alberta’s regulatory system, the federal government is relying on a process that is neither designed to uphold federal law nor trusted by the public. When project scope can be narrowly defined or risks minimized, the result is predictable: significant environmental and community impacts…