These are strange days at the Alberta Energy Regulator. Weeks after the provincial government removed its board and launched a review of the agency, three investigations detailed gross mismanagement and a culture of fear inside the industry watchdog. Then, the same week Finance Minister Travis Toews unveiled a provincial budget that includes reductions to the AER's ranks, the regulator announced its three executive vice-presidents were no longer with the organization. Change is definitely blowing through the halls of the regulator. "We're doing a full review of the AER and its mandate, its governance structure and ... (full story)