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Originally Posted by vitc
Question for the political junkies - what real impact would a NDP government have on these LNG projects? Does he have a position?
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Firstly, the only file that I recall the 1990's NDP administration doing anything right on was the then encouragement in expansion of the conventional natural gas sector in NE BC in terms of tax credits and royalty structure. I will give them credit there at least.
As for the current lng terminals, lng supertankers, natural gas-fired generation plants to power these lng terminals (massive amounts of electricity required), and the utilization of fraccing to bring these unconventional tight gas/shale gas desposits to fruition as the feedstock for the lng terminals, the current NDP position is:
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B.C. NDP Leader Adrian Dix reassured top Canadian energy officials this week his party wants a smooth transition to power and doesn’t want his planned tax hikes to surprise them if his party wins the next election.
Those in attendance were also pleasantly reassured to hear that Dix fully supports the Liberal government’s plans to expand the LNG industry for export, and would not call for a moratorium on fracking. He also understands the need to use natural gas to generate electricity.
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http://www.allpolitics.ca/index.php?...y=NDP&refno=84