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Co-op Agreement

Absolutely bloody NOT! Environmental assessment is already a very weakened tool as it is wielded by various governments. It is far too biased toward an unsustainable/broken economic model by political influence and the self-serving influence of industry lobbyists. I know this from 33 years experience of fed service in the environmental protection business with a large portion served in Alberta. The natural environment is THE MOST IMPORTANT element in sustaining health for all life and as such MUST be primary focus for all project assessment. Alberta in particular has demonstrated a near complete lack of concern for environmental sustainability and YOU FEDS KNOW IT. To abdicate federal responsibility to Alberta is to BETRAY any hope and trust of Albertans and Canadians.

Completing projects

Before any new projects are approved, old ones public and private who have been decommissioned and/or abandoned need to be properly and fully dealt with including monies owed for proper closure of equipment and all land rehabilitation received with inspection that sites have been dealt with and properly completed. Going forward, for future projects, the cost to properly decommission and rehabilitate a site need to be collected as part of the approval process and held in a registered account that will only be accessed when either project is complete and/or company forfeits control with the assurance that if the damage…

Co-operation Agreement between Alberta and Canada Review Feedback

This draft agreement is a huge progress in addressing many of the causes of delay in addressing energy and infrastructure project delivery and Indigenous Reconciliation.Specifically, these clear provisions will enhance and help with achieving the objective of proper environmental impact assessment, speed of assessment, reduction in duplication and improve engagement and legal requirement on duty with First Peoples Establishing early notification and information sharing obligations in clause 2, fundamental to creating the environment and speed for desired result. This is a best practice and should be adopted as a standard for all Provinces going forward. Issue management escalation ladder Provision…

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