Actually she gave 500 million to a company when there are 3 that didn’t ask for the money.
And the tax structure was based on Pedro van Meurs who also said raising taxes in Alberta would be okay. Alberta is now feeling the effcts.
As is Alaska.
The WSJ did a piss poor job on this issue.
Only one company met the AGIA criteria. $500 million was part of the agreement. That’s what AGIA was all about. There are numerous reasons why it’s an excellent piece of legislation and why it’s a good idea to have a pipeline that is not owned by an oil producer.