The Narwhal https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 The Alberta government spent another $22 million on unpaid land rent for oil and gas operators in 2021 https://thenarwhal.ca/alberta-oil-gas-land-rent-2021/ Tue, 05 Apr 2022 13:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=47387 When oil and gas companies are unable, or unwilling, to pay their land rent, the provincial government will pay it for them. More than 99 per cent of the time, Alberta never gets its money back Sharon J. Riley News Alberta oil and gas Photo: Amber Bracken / The Narwhal A pumpjack behind gates in a farmer's field in Alberta