Political commentator Sandy Garossino is skeptical of the inquiry's intentions. "This is all about discrediting opponents of the pipeline," she said.

Alberta’s provincial government is launching an inquiry into foreign-funded interest groups with campaigns against Alberta oil.

A rally calling for the immediate construction of new pipelines was held Tuesday in a central Alberta town that's been particularly hard-hit by the oil price differential that's been inflicting economic pain across much of the province.

Researcher Vivian Krause says the anti-Alberta oilsands campaign is funded by U.S. philanthropists in an effort to land-lock Alberta oil.

Vivian Krause traces the dollars and exposes a network of shell charities set up seemingly for no other purpose than to move money around to various environmental causes.

Vivian Krause analyzed 350.org's most recent U.S. tax return to find out where there funding came from in 2016.