Montana commissioner says he's concerned by allegations of EUB spying

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Source: CP

A U.S. official says he's concerned about allegations that Alberta's Energy and Utilities Board spied on landowners opposed to a massive power line.

Ken Toole of Montana's Public Service Commission said Wednesday that while he doesn't have full information on the issue, what he has heard is troubling. "It is of great concern to me if any citizen group is being monitored by government agencies because they oppose a power line, or a power plant, or oil well, or whatever," he said.

"I believe in civil liberties, and I don't think it's appropriate that government agencies monitor citizens who are protesting something they don't like, as long as they're lawful."

The allegations are that the board hired private detectives to spy on landowners who are against the power line project that will stretch from central Alberta south into Montana.



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