Indigenous leaders call on House committee to treat Imperial Oil tailings leaks as evidence of larger failure of regulation

The House Environment Committee heard from Indigenous leaders from northern Alberta on April 17, ahead of appearances by executives from the oil company and the Alberta Energy Regulator.
Chief Allan Adam of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation, right, speaks to reporters on April 17, 2023, alongside NDP MPs Blake Desjarlais, Charlie Angus, and Heather McPherson.

Indigenous leaders appearing before the House Environment Committee to discuss a major tailings pond leak in northern Alberta delivered harsh criticisms of the Alberta Energy Regulator, and emphasized their larger concerns with federal and provincial oversight of oil sands w...

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