Alberta public inquiry finds no wrongdoing in anti-oilsands campaign
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Alberta's public inquiry into the role of foreign funding of campaigns opposing oilsands development has found environmental groups have done nothing wrong.
Alberta's public inquiry into the role of foreign funding of campaigns opposing oilsands development has found environmental groups have done nothing wrong.
Inquiry commissioner Steve Allan says the groups behind those campaigns were within their free speech rights.
Allan also says the campaigns have not been unlawful or dishonest.
But Allan recommends a series of reforms to improve transparency in the charitable sector, as well as an industry-led campaign to rebrand Canadian energy.
The report finds that billions of dollars have flowed into Canadian environmental charities, but only a relatively small amount has been used for anti-oilsands campaigns.
It finds that, at most, foreign sources spent $3.5 million a year on such efforts.
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