Opinion: On its fifth anniversary, Alberta Energy Regulator has made little progress

The Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) was formed in June 2013 to much fanfare. Rest assured, it promised Albertans, the AER would be a “best-in-class regulator” that would ensure oil producers follow the rules or face “strong consequences.”
At last, it vowed, the fox would no longer guard the hen house.
Unfortunately, as many Albertans already know, the AER has failed to live up to these ambitious promises and shown time and time again that, despite its bluster, it is just a