Brian Jean quietly lifted the moratorium on coal exploration in the Eastern Slopes and the Rocky Mountains through a Ministerial Order. The Eastern Slopes of Alberta are essentially open today for coal mining leases. Jean considers this “housekeeping” - I consider this undermining the regulatory and review processes. Who is this government listening to? Because it surely isn’t Albertans! I have already received 700+ emails from constituents across the province, rejecting this decision. Please continue to voice your concerns and email the minister, and cc my office: [email protected]

Albertans just received a giant lump of coal before Christmas from the UCP government. Alberta's two energy ministers announced today that they want to increase coal mining in Alberta. This announcement gives us no economic benefit and a lot of environmental risk, a lot of pollution, a lot of challenges for our watershed, a lot of risks to our agricultural industry, and it just shows once again the UCP is a political movement that has no interest in actually being a government. Please email the premier, the two energy ministers, and copy my office at [email protected] #ableg