Pathways Alliance oilsands group removes content from website and social media, citing Bill C-59: CBC
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Alberta's government says it is actively exploring the use of “every legal option” to fight back against Bill C-59.
Pathways Alliance, a consortium of Canada's largest oilsands companies, removed all its content from its website, social media and other public communications, citing amendments to the Competition Act that would require companies to provide evidence to back up their environmental claims, CBC reported.
That legislation, Bill C-59, would require companies to provide evidence to back up their environmental claims. It is currently awaiting royal assent. Alberta's government says it is "actively exploring" the use of every legal option, including a constitutional challenge or the use of the Alberta Sovereignty Act, to push back against the legislation, CBC reported on June 20.
Amendments to the Competition Act would create "significant uncertainty" for Canadian companies that "want to communicate publicly about the work they are doing to improve their environmental performance," Pathways said on its website, according to CBC.
