Federal Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs Dominic LeBlanc says that Ottawa is aware of affordability “concerns” surrounding the Liberal government’s recently introduced Clean Fuel Regulations (CFR) and that the government is seeking ways to address them.
“We did hear from the premiers but we also hear from Atlantic Canadians [about] concerns around affordability,” Mr. LeBlanc told reporters during a press conference in Moncton, New Brunswick, on July 18, following a meeting of the Atlantic Growth Strategy Leadership Committee.
“This is a national and I would argue international challenge,” he said. “But there are unique challenges in our region.”
Mr. LeBlanc added that he and a number of other federal cabinet ministers have discussed the issue with Atlantic premiers and said the federal government has put in place a number of measures intended to “return money directly to Canadians” that they may lose due to increased costs resulting from the new CFR….