Today, we take a critical step toward preserving jobs, protecting British Columbia’s energy security, and ensuring fairness in our fuel markets
The following statement is released by Kiel Giddens, MLA for Prince George – Mackenzie, on the introduction of his Private Members Bill, the Low Carbon Fuels Amendment Act. “ Today, we take a critical step toward preserving jobs, protecting British Columbia’s energy security, and ensuring fairness in our fuel markets. I have introduced the Low Carbon Fuels Amendment Act in the Legislature to address the serious flaws in the NDP’s Low Carbon Fuels Act, which has put Canadian workers and businesses at risk .” “ Tidewater Renewables in Prince George — a critical asset producing renewable diesel —is facing insolvency due to unfair government policies that allow American fuel producers to flood our market with subsidized diesel while claiming BC’s Tidewater Renewables in Prince George . This policy failure has created an noncompetitive and unsustainable market that threatens to shut down BC’s only renewable diesel refinery .” “ Losing this facility would not only cost goo...