Canada’s biggest oilsands producers take federal election message to voters

CALGARY- The CEOs of Canadian Natural Resources, Cenovus Energy, and MEG Energy have taken out in full-page newspaper ads asking readers to call on “leaders of all political stripes” to lend their support to the energy industry.

MEG Energy CEO Derek Evans says the campaign is coming out in mid-summer because that’s when politicians are meeting voters at barbecues and picnics.

He says it is a rare foray into the public realm for companies that usually prefer to speak through the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers.

The open letter agrees greenhouse gas emissions must be reduced but it defends the environmental record of the oilsands.