Ranchers in a four-year legal battle with the province are "dumbfounded" that an appeal is underway, according to their lawyer, for a judge's ruling that ordered the release of internal documents on coal mining in the eastern slopes.A judge ordered Alberta's UCP government to produce documents concerning efforts to encourage coal mining in the province's Rocky Mountains.
Teskey ruled the request for review was a delay tactic to avoid providing information the public is entitled to see. He also warned the government the courts would resist granting future requests for such reviews if they were seen as ways to frustrate the public's right to know.First, it whittled an initial estimate of 6,539 pages down to 2,100. Of that, 1,353 documents have been released, more than half of which are completely blank while the rest are partially redacted.
Minister of Energy and Minerals Brian Jean says the province will release the majority of documents. Jean said any information required will be released once that process is complete. Nevertheless, he said there are no consequences to the government for further delaying the information release.Premier Danielle Smith promised in the legislature that Teskey's ruling would be followed.
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