Thread by @BCKOR

Australian coal companies are investing heavily in Canadian coal.

Canadians are basically cold Aussies and Alberta is hurting for jobs, so why not sacrifice some mountains, rivers, wildlife and invite our cousins to come build coal mines??? Read on…

Grassy Mtn Coal Proj is 1 of many coal mines applying for approval since the gov rescinded the Coal Policy banning strip mining in the headwaters. So who owns Grassy Mtn? Benga Mines, a subsidiary of Riversdale Resources, controlled by Hancock Prospecting, owned by Gina Rinehart

Who is Gina Rinehart? Simply put, Rinehart is the richest person in Australia with a net worth of just under $29 Billion and one of the top 10 richest women in the world.

Alberta is broke and hurting, so why not welcome a Billionaire’s company? businessinsider.com.au/australias-ric…

Not so fast… Rinehart isn’t your typical caring Canadian cousin. She’s the opposite. “Australians need to work harder to compete with Africans who labour for less than $2/day” Rinehart said, proposing to lower taxes and regulations for corporations.
abc.net.au/news/2012-09-0…

As an heiress to a resource fortune, Rinehart thinks poor people should smoke and drink less, work harder. She went on complaining that high taxes and high minimum wages are hurting her billion dollar empire.
ctvnews.ca/world/richest-…

Rinehart got her wish for cheap labor with 1700 foreign workers replacing union jobs.

Although Rinehart was unable to pay her employee’s reasonable wages, she was able to find $4.5 million dollars to invest in a climate denial organization. theguardian.com/business/2018/…

While it’s safe to say that Rinehart has never been popular in Australia, she’s now facing a reckoning, with coal declining and no longer a good investment for the country.

To add to her troubles, China recently banned Aus oil… Rinehart needs new land
theguardian.com/environment/20…

Along comes Robin Campbell, our ex-ENVIRONMENT Minister (!), turned Head of the Canadian Coal Association. Campbell spoke with foreign companies asking what needs to change and found that Lougheed’s Coal Policy, restricting open-pit mines in the Rockies, was a main deterrent.

Campbell began lobbying his friends in the Con Party, asking for removal of the coal policy. Soon after, the Gov’s views took an about face and our Ministers of Tourism & Environment both sent letters endorsing Aus’s plans for mines on our protected lands
thetyee.ca/News/2020/08/1…

Shortly after sending support, our gov quietly, rescinded the Coal Policy protecting our headwaters. With no consultation with residents, indigenous, ranchers, hikers, bikers, outdoorsman, industry or communities downstream! No-one but the Coal Association
thetyee.ca/News/2020/08/0…

Not only do coal mines destroy critical wildlife habitat, wreck recreation areas, poison water and endanger industry and communities downstream, they will likely never go away. Out of 60,000 abandoned mines in Aus, only a handful have been rehabilitated.
abc.net.au/news/2017-02-1…

Let’s keep Rinehart’s toxicity out of Canada. Email/phone your MLA. Personal letters are best and this link will find your MLA's contact.
assembly.ab.ca/members/member…
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If you don’t have time to write a personal letter and want to send a pre-made form letter, you can do so here: action.cpaws.org/page/65675/act…

Tell the government to reinstate Conservative Premier Lougheed’s Coal Policy now!

Correction: Banned Aus Coal not Oil