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United Conservatives would call inquiry into foreign oilsands foes; leader

Mar 22, 2019 | 4:24 PM

 The leader of Alberta’s United Conservatives says he would call an inquiry into foreign-funded anti-oilsands campaigns if he were to become premier after the April 16 election.

Jason Kenney calls it a fight-back strategy against those who smear Alberta’s energy industry.

He says the inquiry would have the legal authority to compel witnesses to testify and would start with a $2.5 million budget.

Kenney’s fight-back plan would also include a legal fund for First Nations in favour of energy development and a war room to take on opponents in real time.