Steve MacLellan

So Trudeau promises regulations, but the Act says the feds can reverse it. I imagine that will happen as soon as they get the water protectors out of the way.

In Halifax, Trudeau pointed out the federal government announced last month it is stepping in to regulate Alton Gas’s plan to use water from the Shubenacadie River.

The proposed federal regulations for the Alton Gas project will be aimed at managing potential threats to fish, fish habitat and human health — but the impact of these new rules remains unclear.

The federal department says regulations under the Fisheries Act, due later this year, will establish “conditions on any brine releases.”

The Fisheries Act bans deposits of so-called “deleterious substances” into waterways frequented by fish. However, the Act also says the federal cabinet may make regulations to allow for such deposits.