Atlantic Premiers Worried About Ottawa’s New Fuel Regulation’s Impact on Inflation

(L–R) Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston, New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs, Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey, and Prince Edward Island Premier Dennis King field questions at the closing news conference at a meeting of the Council of Atlantic Premiers in Halifax on March 21, 2022. Andrew Vaughan/The Canadian Press

The premiers of the Atlantic provinces are asking the federal government to delay the implementation of its new regulations on fuel, saying it will increase inflation and that their jurisdictions are disproportionately affected.

“As the July 1 implementation date of the federal Clean Fuel Regulations approaches, Atlantic Premiers remain concerned about the detrimental and disproportionate impact they will have on Atlantic Canadians,” wrote the premiers in a joint statement issued on May 25.