Cabinet ministers lock horns on B.C. offshore

Anderson dismisses Dhaliwal’s hopes of a decision by early 2004 on removing a federal moratorium; meanwhile, B.C. Energy and Mines Minister Richard Neufeld says B.C. ready to strike out on its own

Gary Park

Petroleum News Correspondent

They both come from British Columbia and they’re both cabinet ministers in the Canadian government, but they might as well be from different planets when it comes to opening up the province’s offshore to oil and natural gas exploration. Natural Resources Minister Herb Dhaliwal and Environment Minis....

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