Wed Aug 16, 2023 – 5:00 pm EDTWed Aug 16, 2023 – 5:02 pm EDT
OTTAWA, Ontario (LifeSiteNews) –– Canadians in at least four provinces will face steep increases in their electric power bills under the forthcoming Clean Electricity Regulations, the federal government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has admitted.
According to Blacklock’s Reporter, the federal government’s own data shows that Canadians in Alberta, Saskatchewan, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia will pay no less than 15 percent more for electricity once the new regulations come into full effect, with Trudeau’s Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault remarking positively because it’s “time to roll up our sleeves.”
Guilbeault said to reporters that the federal government has given provinces “time to prepare” for the new rules, despite strong opposition from the governments of Alberta and Saskatchewan, which are fully opposed to the new rules.
The federal government’s analysis shows that by 2040, people living in these four provinces will pay significantly more.
However, some provincial leaders are fighting back against the new energy regulations, with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith again vowing Alberta will not follow Trudeau’s new regulations and has vowed to disobey any such regulations.
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