"Martha Hall Findlay called for Canada to abandon the carbon capture and storage hub that was meant to be a centrepiece of the 'grand bargain' in the MOU, after acknowledging that she’d 'devoted several years of my life' to building the original industry alliance that pushed the project forward.'"

"It was an abrupt turnaround from her reaction when the MOU was signed."

“'The support wasn’t always there… to have those two [Carney and Smith] in those roles talk about how absolutely critical the Pathways project will be to making all of this happen, I felt like I wanted to cry,' she told CBC at the time."

Fossil Industry Disavows Canada-Alberta MOU

The controversial memorandum of understanding (MOU) on fossil fuel development between the federal and Alberta governments has undergone a dramatic metamorphosis, with the fossil companies it was meant to serve fighting hard to blow it up, while climate hawks who broadly opposed it try to preserve key elements of the deal.

The Energy Mix (www.theenergymix.com)

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