Greenpeace, an organization that was mentioned 87 times in the three reports funded by the Allan Inquiry, has threatened legal action. The Nemeth report, that was funded and commissioned by the inquiry, had quoted The Spectator columnist, James Delingpole—known for his promotion of conspiracy theories such as the Great Reset—saying that this current generation of Greenpeace and the environmental movement, represent a "new breed of zealots less interested in saving Planet Earth than in destroying the capitalist system." Delingpole—and by extension Nemeth—says environmental non-governmental organizations (ENGOs) are the "foot soldiers" of the so-called transnational progressivism movement, which according to Nemeth, are overseen by the United Nations, the World Economic Forum (WEF), and national leaders like Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, among others. Nemeth—and Delingpole—say, without evidence, that they are using the pretext of climate change and COVID-19 to undermine market-based western capitalism. Nemeth included Delingpole's statement that Greenpeace was like a watermelon, green on the outside and red—socialist—on the inside. CBC reported that Greenpeace's lawyer had sent a letter to the Allan inquiry on January 18, saying that they would "take appropriate measures." Alberta's inquiry act, provides environmental groups with a "procedural right to address any adverse findings before they are made public by the inquiry". By publishing these reports, the Allan inquiry has not "followed due process." They cannot use this report as an "opportunity to smear people they don't agree with, that is not the kind of thing you should be doing in a public inquiry." University of Calgary law professor, Nigel Bankes, said that Greenpeace's case was strong based on both "procedural unfairness" in the Alberta's inquiries act, and legal precedent from the 1997 Westray Mine explosion public inquiry and the 1997 Royal Commission of Inquiry on the Blood System in Canada.
