Nova Scotia has imposed bans on uranium mining, natural gas fracking despite sizable deposits, and a moratorium on oil and gas exploration on the lucrative fishing grounds of Georges Bank.
Premier Houston stated in an interview with CBC News last week, “We must take the ‘no’ out of Nova Scotia.”
“Special interests have captured too many parts of our economy and have had an outsized voice in policy creation. That must end. Outright bans of entire sectors are lazy public policy and we will reverse bans and focus on meaningful, mature discussion.”
The Mining Association of Nova Scotia has been a long advocate for uranium mining in the province. Nova Scotia’s mining and quarrying industry employs 5,500 people, mainly in rural areas. Premier Houston has not explicitly said he will left the moratorium on uranium mining, but many are interpreting his willingness to re-visit resource bans as an invitation to…
