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Fox in the Henhouse

I want to appeal to the Federal Government to continue their important role in environmental assessment, permitting, monitoring and regulation. We have a semblance of all of those in Alberta but the current situation with coal mining in the Eastern Slopes of the Rockies makes it abundantly clear that regulations are not being followed or enforced. At this particularly critical time for our environment, please do not abandon our province to its own devices.

Alberta Government and the Alberta Energy Regulator cannot be trusted

The Environmental Assessment process should be done by a body that is independent of business and environmental interests that can be trusted to evaluate the pros and cons of a project based on scientific and other evidence provided to it. The Alberta Government (AG) and the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) have shown many times over many years that they are not independent of business and in the last 5 years it seems that AER often takes instructions from the provincial government. I believe the AER now has a paid government employee on the board. The Oldman Dam was approved despite…

Alberta Environment is part of Canada's Environment

Just at a time when the Alberta government is abandoning the protection of the environment to the greed of industry, we need the Federal government to play their very important and critical role in protection of the environment. Every single province requires the balance of federal oversight if we are to maintain consistent and meaningful protections across the whole of the country. Please, Federal government, do not turn away from your responsibilities of permitting, regulating and monitoring our environment.

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