Redacted diary reveals oil's hidden route to Harper http://tinyurl.com/obvm6lr via @NatObserver
Redacted entries in Mike Duffy’s diary suggest he was in regular
undisclosed contact with pipeline giant Enbridge during the height of
the federal government's scorching attacks on environmental activists
and charities in 2012.
The suspended senator’s journal shows a flurry of conversations and
emails with or about top-level Enbridge executives, then PMO chief of
staff Nigel Wright and the Prime Minister between January and June of
2012, just as the National Energy Board started its hearings on the
Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline proposal.
During this period, the federal government launched three
parliamentary hearings, a senate inquiry and a major Canada Revenue
Agency audit initiative focused on the activities of environmental
charities, many of which opposed Northern Gateway.
None of the apparent contacts with Duffy were reported by Enbridge to
the federal lobbyist registry, and Duffy's office redacted several key
mentions of them.
The redacted entries include two exchanges between Prime Minister Harper and Duffy about Enbridge pipeline issues.
