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Hearings on the Kearl spill before the House of Commons environment and sustainable development committee started with Indigenous communities testifying on April 17 followed by executives from Imperial Oil on April 20.

• Media Release Statement in solidarity with Indigenous nations testifying today about the Imperial Oil toxic leak (Keepers of the Water, Environmental Defence, Indigenous Climate Action | April 17, 2023)
• News First Nations, Métis leaders from Alberta speak about Kearl tar sands in Ottawa (APTN News | April 17, 2023)
• News First Nations blast Alberta Energy Regulator at hearing; Guibeault promises reform (Global News/The Canadian Press | April 17, 2023)
• News Alberta and its regulator get rough ride at Parliamentary committee for Kearl tailings pond seepage fiasco (Windspeaker.com | April 17, 2023)
• News Imperial CEO hears impact of Kearl oilsands leaks, apologizes for silence: ‘We have broken this trust’ (Global News/The Canadian Press | April 20, 2023)
• News NDP MP says tar sands spill shows need for more Indigenous involvement in environmental monitoring (APTN News | April 20, 2023)
• Media Release House of Commons ENVI Committee Hearings Raise More Questions than Answers (Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation | April 21, 2023)

In the midst of the testimony before the environment and sustainable development committee, it was announced that there had been a release of water from Suncor's Fort Hills oil sands site.

• Announcement Statement on Suncor Release of Water (AER | April 18, 2023)
• News Nearly 6 million litres of water from oilsands sediment pond released into Athabasca River (CBC News/The Canadian Press | April 18, 2023)
• News Suncor incident highlights ‘continued failure’ of Alberta regulator: First Nation chief (Global News | April 19, 2023)
• Media Release ACFN's response to Suncor's release of muddy water into Fort Creek (Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation | April 19, 2023)
• News Suncor to be investigated after dead animals found at mine site (Global News/The Canadian Press | April 22, 2023)

Resources

Learn more about oil sands tailings, take action, and amplify the concerns around the Imperial Oil Kearl Project leaks.

• Info Hub Everything you need to know about the Kearl Mine tailings silent leak and then sudden spill (CPAWS Northern Alberta)
• Toolkit Holding Imperial Accountable! Toolkit (Keepers of the Water)
• Toolkit Amplification Kit (Indigenous Climate Action)
• Report 50 Years of Sprawling Tailings: Mapping decades of destruction by oil sands tailing (CPAWS Northern Alberta & Environmental Defence)