An injunction that would have paused the provincial government's inquiry into alleged foreign-funded campaigns against Alberta's energy industry was dismissed in the Court of Queen's Bench on Thursday. Ecojustice had filed the injunction because they said inquiry commissioner Steve Allan had not put in place a defined process in which organizations could respond to the inquiry, something the organization argued could result in "irreparable reputational harm". However, in September the inquiry posted rules for gathering information from different parties. The court hearing for the challenge was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The province has on several occasions amended the scope and scale of the inquiry and has granted extensions for its submission.

Source: CBC News November 30, 2020 02:15 UTC