Alberta researchers call for public inquiry into program to ensure oilsands cleanup
Alberta needs an open public inquiry into how the province ensures oilsands producers can pay to clean up after themselves, says a report released Wednesday by a group of university researchers.
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![Alberta is preparing to change how it ensures oilsands companies are able to pay for the mammoth job of cleaning up their operations, but critics fear a year of consultations hasn't been enough to avoid repeating past mistakes. A dump truck works near the Syncrude oil sands extraction facility near the city of Fort McMurray, Alberta on Sunday June 1, 2014. A yellow dump truck drives in front of a mining operation. Smoke from the mine fills the skyline.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.6726776.1674746639!/cpImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/oilsands-cleanup-funding-20230126.jpg)
Alberta needs an open public inquiry into how the province ensures oilsands producers can pay to clean up after themselves, says a report released Wednesday by a group of university researchers.