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Five separate instances of harassment and consultation with RCMP and security officials prompted Environment and Parks Minister Shannon Phillips to cancel public consultation sessions about a proposed new Bighorn Wildland Provincial Park, she said on Sunday.

“We can’t necessarily guarantee the safety of the public given the content that has been shared with us,” Phillips said.

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The minister, who has previously been the subject of threats about the carbon tax, also said it would not be a “prudent move” for her to have attended the consultation sessions given the rhetoric and language circulating.

Phillips posted a letter online Saturday saying four remaining public consultation sessions in Edmonton, Red Deer, Drayton Valley and Sundre were cancelled after her office received reports from business owners who allegedly experienced harassment and intimidation over their support of the plan.