Thursday 25 May 2023

Atlantic premiers want federal government to postpone new clean fuel rules

 
 

Atlantic premiers want federal government to postpone new clean fuel rules

Federal minister's office says refineries shouldn't have to pass new costs on to buyers

The provincial leaders, including P.E.I. Premier Dennis King, said in a news release Thursday that they want a pause until a plan can be developed to address what they call "the disproportionate impact of the regulations on Atlantic Canadians," where many goods needed by consumers and businesses have to be trucked in.

The Council of Atlantic Premiers met virtually Wednesday with Steven Guilbeault, the federal minister of environment and climate change, to discuss the issue.

King, who currently chairs the council, had voiced his concerns about the timing of the new regulations this week in the Prince Edward Island legislature. He said inflation is hitting Atlantic Canadians hard, and the prospect of two federal initiatives raising the price of gasoline this year is not a pleasant one.

Both the Clean Fuel Regulations and the carbon tax increase are scheduled to come into effect on July 1.

The premiers are concerned about the impact of the regulations on fuel prices and fuel supplies. They also worry it will increase the costs of other goods imported to the region.

"Atlantic premiers are encouraged by the minister's commitment to work with them to address concerns expressed by producers and consumers in the region," they said in a release Thursday.

A spokesperson for Guilbeault sent a statement reacting to the premiers' call later in the day.

It said in part that refineries handling petroleum products in Atlantic Canada will face "very small, incremental costs" as a result of the new regulations, and should be able to cover those costs out of their profit margins while making changes to reduce their environmental footprint. 

"Between 2019 and 2022, the margins of refineries in Atlantic Canada went from just over 10 cents per litre to almost 50 cents per litre," the statement said.

"There is simply no reason that they need to push costs onto consumers on July 1."

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1520 Comments
 
 
 
Bryan James  
HAHA - Points at Atlantic Canada Liberal voters 
 
 
Steve Saunders 
Reply to Bryan James  
Ìts an unfortunate and infuriating fact that people on the east coast are some of the most completely misinformed voters in the country... 
 
 
William Wishart
Reply to Steve Saunders   
I am from the east cost and sadly I must agree with you.
 
 
Steve Saunders 
Reply to William Wishart  
Me too... I can't believe how many people I know that vote one way and one way only simply because that's how their father and grandfather used to vote... 
 
 
David Amos  
Reply to Bryan James  
Welcome to the circus 
 
 
Byron Prior
Reply to David Amos     
Patrick Doran has been banned from the internet by the courts. Any idea what he did?
 
 
David Amos  
Reply to Byron Prior   
Your words not mine

"Reply to @Barry Winters: I’d just like to thank the Radar Group for having my back here. I truly appreciate it. "

 
Byron Prior
Reply to David Amos
So what happened to Patrick?  
 
 
David Amos  
Reply to Byron Prior  
So what happened to Byron? 


David Amos  
 
Reply to Byron Prior
Deja Vu???

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David Amos

Methinks the plot has thickened within this tragicomedy unfolding

within Higgy's circus N'esy Pas?

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Ray Oliver

Reply to @David Amos: Nope. Same as always

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Barry Winters

Reply to @Ray Oliver: Methinks the only thing to thicken here would be

the bootmarks on our fierce unethical animal yessy plants?

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Byron Prior

Reply to @Barry Winters: I’d just like to thank the Radar Group for

having my back here. I truly appreciate it.

Tony Mcalbey

Reply to @David Amos: Higgy hopefully shows up to answer questions he

dodged last week

Michel Forgeron

Reply to @Byron Prior: Byron, can you tell me who did all those posts

during the night? I see most of them are gone this morning. Thanks.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
John Johnston  
Fuel tax is burdensome enough as it is. Time to think of other ways to deal with these issues.
 
 
David Sampson 
Reply to John Johnston  
When you do please share but until then putting a price on pollution has proven to be the best option. 
 
 
John Johnston  
Reply to David Sampson
I pay enough taxes thank you. Maybe put some more resources into technology. Taxing is the easy, short gain. Tax the billionaires for a change. I'm tapped out.  
 
 
David Sampson 
Reply to John Johnston 
No one likes to be taxed but putting a price on pollution is just smart so suck it up
 
 
David Amos  
Reply to David Sampson 
Oh My I bet I know who you work for 
 
 
David Sampson  
Reply to David Amos
As a Progressive Conservative ( remember us, the intelligent wing of the conservative movement ) I work for no one! 
 
 
 
 
 
Chris Besters 
Well if this was SK or Ab this would be a different article....
 
 
Christopher Jansen  
Reply to Chris Besters   
It would be heresy. 
 
 
David Amos  
Reply to Chris Besters 
C'est Vrai




Dave Edwards   
Wait for it.

This will either be Alberta or Mr. Poilievre's fault.

 
David Amos  
Reply to Dave Edwards 
Surely you jest
 
 
 
 
Kath Ayres  
Perhaps to offset the potential increase in expense to the Maritimes, the federal government could provide more subsidies to support green energy initiatives.  
 
 
William Wishart
Reply to Kath Ayres   
Please do not give them any ideas. 
 
 
Philip Little  
Reply to Kath Ayres   
It's the Atlantic Provinces, not the Maritimes, gees. 
 
 
David Amos  
Reply to Philip Little
I am a Proud Maritimer and that is what we call where we live      
 
 
 
 
Christopher Jansen
 
 
 
Jimmy Cocerell  
Reply to Christopher Jansen 
I'm all for de-Confederation...
 
 
Kath Ayres 
Reply to Christopher Jansen  
I suppose you think the provinces in line with the U.S. midwest are more valuable?
 
 
Chris Besters 
Reply to Christopher Jansen 
So now we demonize western canada and eastern canada..... Nice.
 
 
Christopher Jansen 
Reply to Kath Ayres 
I think the provinces that bring something to the table are more valuable, because they are by definition.
 
 
Werner Braun 
Reply to Christopher Jansen 
Ontario and especially Toronto are such pain in the neck for the rest of Canada 
 
 
Christopher Jansen 
Reply to Chris Besters  
You reap what you sow.  
 
 
Christopher Jansen 
Reply to Werner Braun 
They're entitlement knows no bounds, that's for sure. Same with Montreal and Vancouver. 
 
 
Christopher Jansen 
Reply to Jimmy Cocerell   
Same  
 
 
David Amos  
Reply to Jimmy Cocerell 
Me Too

 
 
 
 
Don Corey
Yet another Trudeau carbon tax that consumers will pay for, regardless of what Stevie Greenpeace says. The tax should be scrapped, not just delayed (which will never happen either).

The sooner this government gets turfed, the sooner our country can start on the road back to less government, more action, less taxation and restoring our national pride.


james bolt 
Reply to Don Corey 
Everyone has a carbon tax  
 
 
Marie Gauthier  
Reply to james bolt  
You mean all provinces, right?

Because all countries don't.

 
james bolt
Reply to Marie Gauthier 
Pretty much all jurisdictions everywhere  
 
 
Marie Gauthier  
Reply to james bolt 
In Canada.

Not elsewhere.

 
David Amos
Reply to Don Corey 
Methinks we are gonna be stuck with Trudeau The Younger for a long time because the right wing wackos can't get their act together N'esy Pas?
 
 
 
 
 
 

Reply to @Al Clark: The last thing yesterday in the article about the stranded Green Party Granniei you asked me the following Correct?

"so does Twitter have your email blocked like every political entity and remotely public figure on the planet? Btw, Google altavista. I think that's what I was using in 1994, LONG before I was making money off Bernie's fiasco."

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/covid-19-new-brunswick-dec-10-russell-shephard-maccallum-vaccine-1.5835641#vf-00000000-0000-4000-8000-0977354d5bb8 
 
 
 
 
 

Feed A Family, Harbour Lights raise over $300K for N.B. food banks

New Brunswickers dig deep to help food banks

So far CBC Saint John's Harbour Lights Campaign, in conjunction with the Saint John Port Authority, has raised $156,953 to help 15 food banks in southern New Brunswick.

"It's been tremendous," said Paula Copeland, the chair of the Harbour Lights board.

"When we all spoke about it in the summer, we were, you know, wondering what it would be like this year, considering that we weren't going to have the usual elements that we have with the campaign. But we've been blown away by the support from individuals."

Meanwhile, Fredericton's Feed A Family campaign has raised $144,528 to help district 3 food banks.

"The need will never be met entirely but this sure helps the food banks a lot," said Jane Buckley, the chair of district 3 food banks. 

"It replenishes what they're using right now this month to do the Christmas dinner and to do the Christmas hampers, to provide gifts for the children."

Big spenders

Both shows saw their fair share of big donations during the live programs this morning.

In Fredericton the LeBrun family donated $10,000 to the campaign.

Harbour Lights tree shines bright over Saint John

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Each year, Port Saint John installs a giant Christmas tree made of hundreds of twinkling lights to raise money for food banks. Here’s the view from above.

"I want to thank all the employees and volunteers that do such amazing work helping people who find themselves in need... people working in our food banks, homeless shelters, out of the cold shelters, soup kitchens, downtown health clinic and more," said Marcel LeBrun in an email to Information Morning Fredericton. 

"They do incredible and difficult work, so thank you."

Christmas past and predictions

Two familiar voices joined Information Morning Saint John for the show, which would normally have been held at the Saint John City Market, with live bands and a charity breakfast put on by city council.

CBC News at 6 host Harry Forestell stopped by to reminisce about what Christmas was like for him growing up in Saint John.

 

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"Growing up in Saint John, one of the things I anticipated most as a kid was seeing the lights uptown, because no matter how tough things were economically in Saint John, the city always put up Christmas lights and it always made uptown look magical," said Forestell.

"I can just imagine what it's like right now with a few centimetres of snow on the ground. It must look magical there right now."

As well, CBC reporter Robert Jones looked into his crystal ball for some predictions for what 2021 has in store, along with a few wisecracks.

"I always kind of suspected that eventually the Christmas at the Market show would be shut by a public health emergency, but always thought it would be related to the mayor's breakfast," said Jones. 

"You know, room temperature sausages, I could see that. A pandemic, never saw that coming."

Carrying a tune

Of course, the Feed a Family campaign would not be complete without a little bit of live music.

While most years feature an audience, Fredericton born singer/songwriter David Myles had to settle for a physically distant performance.

"Music puts me in the spirit of Christmas, but nothing puts me in the spirit, like seeing people's generosity," said Myles. 

"It just is so moving."

With files from Information Morning Saint John & Fredericton

 
 
 
2 comments

 
David Amos

Oh My My Isn't that a telling thing? 
 
 
 
Byron Prior
Been involved with them for many years. Great people.  
 
 
David Amos 
Reply to Byron Prior
Hmmm
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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