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Alberta’s COP30 delegate is a former oil industry lobbyist

Alberta Environment rep lobbied to cut oil and gas emissions regulations

Brett McKay, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Brett McKay, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

19 Nov 2025 • 4 min read

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Flames and smoke rise from flare stacks against a brown sky.
A flare stack lights the sky along Refinery Row in Edmonton, Alta. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson)

Brett McKay, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Brett McKay, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Brett McKay is an Edmonton-based reporter specializing in investigative and data-driven stories. His work has appeared in The Tyee, APTN, The Breach, CTV News and Great West Media.

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