The four premiers from Atlantic Canada are asking the federal government to delay implementation of its new clean fuel regulations.
The provincial leaders, including P.E.I. Premier Dennis King, said in a news release Thursday that they want a pause until a plan can be developed to address what they call “the disproportionate impact of the regulations on Atlantic Canadians.”
The Council of Atlantic Premiers met virtually Wednesday with Steven Guilbeault, the federal minister of environment and climate change, to discuss the issue.
King, who currently chairs the council, had voiced his concerns about the timing of the new regulations this week in the Prince
