Atlantic Canada’s Turbulent Year In Energy
Opinion: Without quality, region-specific data and ultimately a strategic direction, Atlantic Canada won’t be ready to tackle the herculean energy-security hallenges ahead of us.
Opinion: Without quality, region-specific data and ultimately a strategic direction, Atlantic Canada won’t be ready to tackle the herculean energy-security hallenges ahead of us.
Stephen MacMackin of the Atlantica Centre for Energy says the path to get there must be more realistic, fair and affordable than it appears today.
In the wider and ongoing debate about the tax, one fact is often lost – that Ottawa’s taxation schemes for carbon are disproportionately affecting Atlantic Canadians.
Ottawa is about to introduce new regulations on fuel production that will cost businesses and consumers in this region more than $1.4-billion, says Stephen MacMackin of the Atlantica Centre for Energy.