TITLE

Amid the hopes, one dread fear: Another NEP

AUTHOR(S)

T.M.

PUB. DATE

May 1993

SOURCE

Alberta Report / Newsmagazine;5/24/93, Vol. 20 Issue 23, p21

SOURCE TYPE

Periodical

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

Recalls the calamitous National Energy Program, instituted by Pierre Trudeau's Liberal government, a package of tax and regulatory measures introduced to channel exploration away from western Canada and into frontier regions and siphon revenues to Ottawa. Fears Ottawa is readying for another grab now that gas prices are rebounding; Calculations of University of Calgary economist Robert Mansell; Canada-US Free Trade Agreement not a safeguard against a carbon or BTU tax; Details.

ACCESSION #

9307070207

Tags: ENERGY policy

 

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