N.S. has no intention of removing fracking ban ‘at this point,’ premier says
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s premier moved Thursday to clarify remarks he made to a business audience about the province’s ban on hydraulic fracturing.
Earlier this week, Stephen McNeil told the Halifax Chamber of Commerce that if a community decides it will give a “social licence” to initiate fracking, the province would be “happy to join them.”
The premier appeared to be signalling his intention to eventually lift the ban, but on Thursday he dialled back his response.
“Let me be clear, there has obviously been some confusion,” he said following a cabinet meeting. “We have no intention of changing the position of the province at this point.”