Imperial Oil president and CEO Brad Corson presented himself as humbled and “deeply apologetic” on Thursday in Ottawa during testimony at a parliamentary committee studying the leak of oilsands wastewater into the northern Alberta ecosystem.
In his opening statement, Corson acknowledged his company has set relations with Indigenous people back by failing to notify impacted First Nations for months following the first sign of the spill.
“We have broken this trust with these incidents,” said Corson, telling MPs that the “communication breakdown” sparked the spread of misinformation, fuelling fear, confusion and anger in the communities.
“We profoundly regret this incident,” he said.
“It never
