The files also show the province was talking about opening those landscapes to more development generally for at least seven months before letting the public in on its plans
The Alberta government has been ordered by a court to hand over a swath of records pertaining to its 2019 decision to quietly nix a policy governing where coal mines can be built in the province.
The documents, seen by The Canadian Press, also show the province was talking about opening those landscapes to more development generally for at least seven months before letting the public in on its plans.from Alberta’s Court of King’s Bench followed an April, 2023, decision by Amanda Swanek, an adjudicator with the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta. The province asked for a judicial review of Ms.
In fact, he said, the government’s very request for a judicial review raised questions of public confidence about the practical reality of the right to information in Alberta. While Alberta Energy argued that the general title and topic of a presentation should invoke cabinet confidence, Justice Teskey disagreed.
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