The BC Conservatives have called on the NDP to address what they have deemed to be "flaws" in the Low Carbon Fuels Act.Critics have argued that in its current form, the act subsidizes American renewable diesel production while putting British Columbia's refineries at a disadvantage."The current Act has created an unfair and uncompetitive renewable diesel credit market in BC leading to dumping of American renewable diesel into our province," Conservative Prince George-Mackenzie MLA and Labour Critic Kiel Giddens said in a statement. "We are calling on the NDP to get back to the Legislature to pass my private member's bill to close this loophole before this unfair advantage leads to job losses in my community."He has proposed an amendment to the act that seeks to ensure that refineries in BC, such as Tidewater Renewables in Prince George, remain competitive. If passed, it would eliminate the "double-dipping in subsidies from renewable fuels from outside of BC.""Renewable diesel produced in BC helps to fuel our economy, and putting these strategic assets at risk will undermine BC's competitiveness and energy security," Conservative Prince George-North Cariboo MLA Sheldon Clare noted, with his Prince George-Valemount colleague, Rosalyn Bird, pointing out that Tidewater Renewables has "invested significant capital in BC and hired workers at a time when our natural resource sectors are struggling." She accused the NDP of being "missing in action" despite knowing about the problems for months.Their sentiments were shared by Conservative leader John Rustad, who said that, "the Low Carbon Fuels Amendment Act could be passed now if David Eby called back the Legislature." "British Columbians expect MLAs to be working on their behalf," he added, "and the Conservative Party is ready and willing to fight for BC jobs."
The BC Conservatives have called on the NDP to address what they have deemed to be "flaws" in the Low Carbon Fuels Act.Critics have argued that in its current form, the act subsidizes American renewable diesel production while putting British Columbia's refineries at a disadvantage."The current Act has created an unfair and uncompetitive renewable diesel credit market in BC leading to dumping of American renewable diesel into our province," Conservative Prince George-Mackenzie MLA and Labour Critic Kiel Giddens said in a statement. "We are calling on the NDP to get back to the Legislature to pass my private member's bill to close this loophole before this unfair advantage leads to job losses in my community."He has proposed an amendment to the act that seeks to ensure that refineries in BC, such as Tidewater Renewables in Prince George, remain competitive. If passed, it would eliminate the "double-dipping in subsidies from renewable fuels from outside of BC.""Renewable diesel produced in BC helps to fuel our economy, and putting these strategic assets at risk will undermine BC's competitiveness and energy security," Conservative Prince George-North Cariboo MLA Sheldon Clare noted, with his Prince George-Valemount colleague, Rosalyn Bird, pointing out that Tidewater Renewables has "invested significant capital in BC and hired workers at a time when our natural resource sectors are struggling." She accused the NDP of being "missing in action" despite knowing about the problems for months.Their sentiments were shared by Conservative leader John Rustad, who said that, "the Low Carbon Fuels Amendment Act could be passed now if David Eby called back the Legislature." "British Columbians expect MLAs to be working on their behalf," he added, "and the Conservative Party is ready and willing to fight for BC jobs."
