The commissioner of Alberta’s inquiry into alleged foreign-funded campaigns against the oil industry is contesting a legal challenge to pause his work, saying an environmental law charity can’t prove it will be harmed by the inquiry’s report.
The inquiry, launched in July 2019, has less than eight weeks to submit its final report to the government, and must release a public report by January 2021.
The legal brief comes in response to Ecojustice’s July application for an injunction stopping the inquiry, which argues that allowing the inquiry to continue and potentially publish its final report before the court rules on whether it’s legal could damage the reputation of environmental groups.
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