Judge to Hear Alberta Oil Inquiry Challenge

Judge to Hear Alberta Oil Inquiry Challenge
Pumpjacks draw oil out of the ground near Olds, Alta., July 16, 2020. Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press
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CALGARY—A judge is to hear arguments this week over whether Alberta’s public inquiry into the purported foreign funding of environmental charities is a valid defence of the province’s ailing oil industry or an attempt to silence dissent.

Court of Queen’s Bench Justice Karen Horner is to hear a challenge from environmental law charity Ecojustice on Thursday and Friday. The hearing’s initial April date was delayed because of the COVID-19 pandemic.