Peggy's Cove. Credit: Tourism Nova Scotia
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Tim Houston, the premier of Nova Scotia, wants to encourage oil and methane companies to begin tapping the province’s natural resources. It has been nearly a decade since the last wells were drilled either on land or offshore, primarily because of the policies of Justin Trudeau at the national level and environmentalists at the provincial level.
Sadly, the only constant in life is change. The Trudeau era is in the history books, as he was replaced by Mark Carney, the former Bank of England official who is now the prime minister of Canada. There is also a very foolish old man stomping around Washington, DC, who has treated Canada more as an enemy than as a friend, levying new tariffs and sending his minions to plot with leaders in Alberta about joining the US.
Those insults have left a bitter taste in the mouth of most Canadians. That has made it necessary for Canada to chart its own course in the world, rather than relying on Uncle Sugar to do the heavy lifting. Part of coming to grips with the new world order involves prioritizing investments in oil and methane that are produced within the country to supply Canada’s energy needs. Carney has proposed a series of policy initiatives designed to streamline both federal and provincial environmental approvals for large infrastructure and resource projects. “The federal government has been good partners with the province of Nova Scotia on this, and the industry has noticed,” Houston says.
