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Alberta's Allan inquiry report lists a 2015 Tides Foundation grant of C$19,181 to the Gitga'at First Nation for a legal challenge against oil-tanker risks
The report of Alberta's Public Inquiry into Anti-Alberta Energy Campaigns (Commissioner J. Stephens Allan, dated 30 July 2021) lists a 2015 grant from the US-based Tides Foundation to the Gitga'at First Nation of $19,181 in Canadian dollars, with the grant description "Legal challenge to protect the Great Bear Rainforest from the risks and impacts of oil tankers." The report cites Tides Foundation's Form 990 for calendar year 2015 (Schedule F, Part II) as its source (printed p. 515). The grant appears in a list of Tides grants that the Commissioner determined were funding "provided for a stated purpose seeking to delay or hinder the development of Alberta's oil and gas resources"; the report notes that grant descriptions express the grantor's intended use and do not necessarily show how the funds were actually used (printed p. 512).
- Date
- (known to the year)
- Kind
- Financing
- Where
- British Columbia
- Evidence
- Action: Something was done: a law switched on, a tariff imposed, money committed. How evidence is weighed
- Who
- Gitga'at First Nation (counterparty); Tides Foundation (San Francisco) (acted)
Sources
- Government of Alberta, “Report of the Public Inquiry into Anti-Alberta Energy Campaigns” (external site), . source record
Quotes
“Legal challenge to protect the Great Bear Rainforest from the risks and impacts of oil tankers”
From Government of Alberta: Report of the Public Inquiry into Anti-Alberta Energy Campaigns, p. 515 (Tides Foundation grants table, Gitga'at First Nation, 2015)
Claims that rest on this event
How it bears on the outcome
| Explanation | Fit | Why |
|---|---|---|
| O0 No meaningful speed-up | Neutral weak | A small 2015 grant listed in a 2021 provincial inquiry report; it predates the trade conflict and does not bear on whether the build-out has sped up or where output goes. |
| O1 Faster, but the extra output goes mostly elsewhere | Neutral weak | A small 2015 grant listed in a 2021 provincial inquiry report; it predates the trade conflict and does not bear on whether the build-out has sped up or where output goes. |
| O2 Faster, and more volume reaches the US (this level or higher) | Neutral weak | A small 2015 grant listed in a 2021 provincial inquiry report; it predates the trade conflict and does not bear on whether the build-out has sped up or where output goes. |
| O3 Locked-in preferential terms for the US | Neutral weak | A small 2015 grant listed in a 2021 provincial inquiry report; it predates the trade conflict and does not bear on whether the build-out has sped up or where output goes. |