Kenney is letting Aussie coal companies come and rip up our mountains and pay a pittance for the land use. And now we see this. Is Alberta being used as a work-around in the dispute between Australia and China? #ableg theguardian.com/world/2020/dec…
If so, why? Why would the UCP let these foreign companies have the land use/ destruction for... checks notes... $36 per hectare? Is it a favour to an IDU-member government? Are benefits to UCP MLAs on the table? Who does this? Why?
Someone comes along and says "We want to destroy your natural environment, pollute your air & water, & cause irrevocable damage. Can you give us a good deal on the land use?" and the UCP says, "Well sure! You can have this land for a fraction of what a farmer would have to pay."
"Great" says the coal company, "We have investors in our own country who are anxious to keep the money flowing. You're a real good sport." And the UCP dances a little jig because they feel so good about helping out another foreign corporation.
Why is this not a huge scandal? Why aren't people outraged? Do you think this is going to solve unemployment in Alberta? It is not. It is just another example of Jason Kenney harvesting the wealth and resources of Alberta and sending them away.
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