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In opposition

To whom it may concern, I would like to shed light and oppose the decision to proposed Impact Assessment Co op Agreement between Alberta and Canada (MoU to consolidate and fast track energy products).

As a student of environmental studies, I know the impacts this decision may bring forth. It will weaken the impact assessment. Also interfering with the commitment to honour treaty rights, the federal government an it simply just wipe it's hands and expect to dump these responsibilities unto the provincial government. I would like to utilize my voice and speak out in opposition of this as there is so many risks and will impact the scope of our futures.

Improving Clarity and Ensuring Credibility

ClarityThe cooperation Agreement will be read my many who are not constitutional scholars. For communications purposes it should be clear on the constitutional underpinnings requiring provincial governments and Canada to work together on approving major projects and avoiding unacceptable environmental harm.On clarity, the draft Agreement falls short. It lays out areas of Alberta’s jurisdiction but not areas under the jurisdiction of Canada and thus could be interpreted as accepting that only Alberta has relevant areas of jurisdiction. Thus, it does not explain the need for Alberta and Canada to work together.It should clearly spell out the relevant jurisdictional provisions for…

From Calgarian Carolyn Fisher: DO NOT share Canadian Environment Reviews with the corrupt Alberta Environmental Regulator and Alberta UCP Government

I grew up on a farm in southern Alberta. On our farm, the well water was not safe to drink. So we had to haul every drop of water that we ever used in the house from town, 9 miles away.With that in mind, I have been enraged to see the UCP Alberta government and their industry-captured toady, the Alberta Energy Regulator, weasel and maneuver in their efforts to bring open pit coal mining to the eastern slopes of the Alberta Rockies.As an Albertan, I was horrified to learn about the recent draft Co-operation Agreement between Alberta and Canada on…

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