Fracking in Canada is highly regulated, with extensive governmental oversight and self-imposed industry best-practices.
moratorium on fracking
September 18, 2014
11:33AM
Nova Scotia’s government recently announced it would table legislation to establish a moratorium on the practice of hydraulic fracturing (or “fracking”) for the production of natural gas in the province. The ban, which follows a lengthy report on the safety of hydraulic fracturing, is indefinite, but not permanent. (One is reminded of the saying that there is nothing more permanent than a temporary tax.).