Propane shortages in Quebec sparked by rail blockades is forcing companies to ration supplies to hospitals, farms and buildings, according to local businesses.
Its last shipment of propane came in on Monday by truck from Sarnia, Ont., but Bergeron said there aren’t enough trucks left for their next shipment. Compared to the Canadian National Railway Co. workers’ strikes in November, which resulted in rail transport being suspended for a week, Bergeron said this situation is “much worse.
The Canadian Propane Association has called for the federal and provincial governments to lift all blockades in order to resume rail service. “While contingency plans are in place and the propane industry is implementing alternative transportation methods such as trucking, these plans will not be able to address the losses caused as a result of the blockades,” they wrote in a statement last week.
Quebec Premier François Legault said earlier in the day police would dismantle the blockade in St-Lambert as soon as an injunction was granted. The premier told reporters that because the blockade is not on First Nations land, it is easier for the government to take action. Via Rail said the blockades have had an “unprecedented” affect on its operations, disrupting travel plans for more than 111,000 passengers thus far.
Nice to see Quebec feel the chill
No social license for AB dirty propane in Quebec 😖but wait
JLCWood2017 They thought they'd were going green and didn't need fossil fuels
They should just do this. But we know skippy will protect the Quebec at all costs because he sees himself as they're future King.
I personally hope the blockades go on for a couple more months down East... Energy East won't sound so bad then I bet...
‘Blockades coming down to alleviate propane shortages in Quebec’ There you go. Fixed it for you.
Only bright side to this National disgrace is to see Quebec and the Maritimes get what they voted for
C'est si bon!
Couldn’t happen to a nicer bunch
GOOD! Hope they all freeze in the dark.
They don’t need fossil fuels.
Why hasn’t Quebec shifted to plentiful, cheap and GHG free renewables?
Well we have to let the criminals relent their evil ways and take down their illegal blockades.
GeraldKutney now is your time to shine, tell these people thet don't need fossil fuel. I've asked you a couple of times but you never answer, have you been using fossil fuel heating in your own house this winter?
Let them freeze in the dark.
Trying to reach 0 carbon emissions way ahead of the plan. Wayta go Quebec. Keep up the good work.
There will probably some action on the blockades now with the favourite kids being impacted!
I hope this crisis brings all these crazy socialists (Liberals, NDP, Greens) and especially Trudeau down to his knees. They will eventually have to act and stop the dialogue.
Good
And they are running out of toilet paper in Atlantic Canada.
Hellooo....didnt ya’ll forget that there is a land beyond Quebec The Maritimes...with propane tanks running next to zero and empty spaces on grocery shelves!!
Great maybe these fools in Quebec will realize how they need western Canada
Now that Quebec is hurting maybe the BLOC will find a spine and join in to defeat the Libturds in a non confidence vote - who am I kidding? Give up feeding at the public trough- never !!!!
Let them freeze.
Only a matter of time before there is a country wide revolt
Something about leftists and critical supply shortages goes hand in hand. Next we'll be forming bread lines and running out of toilet paper.
Aaaaaaaaand now the Treuditiot will act, now that the golden child Quebec has started to complain.
Surely now that PQ is affected the PM will order the blockades removed to ship propane... just a matter of time now
They can ALWAYS truck in their propane! Quit acting like the rails are the ONLY source of transporting in propane!!! What next? Are they, too, gonna want a frikken pipeline built for the bloody mohawks to blockade!? SMH,FFS!!
I'm sure Trudeau will allow help his good friend Quebec.
This reminds me of stories from my grandmother living in the Soviet-era.
I wonder if they can hear all the laughter coming from Alberta? They brought it on themselves. They wanted no pipeline (yet they still love the transfer payments) and they voted the Liberals in again. They better get busy installing solar panels and wind turbines.
Super, hope they get real cold then call their Bloc member and tell them to vote with the rest of Canada......otherwise get the hell out of Canada and freeze in the dark.
rexglacer Let Quebec freeze
If nothing else will this will get Turdeau off his butt.
Joe86538718 Toronto move there, lots of hot gas.
Ralph Klein would have enjoyed Quebec being in this predicament
Hey Quebec our thoughts are with you. No province should be blocked from interprovincial shipments. We're all in this together.
Watch Trudeau solve the blockade now that Quebec is hurting.
I guess Quebec will soon be able to tell us how “this new green deal” works for them.
Burn coal.
Isn’t this what Quebec wants? This is a low carbon economy. I hope they enjoy it
Some good news. That's what they get for crapping on Alberta.
I thought Quebec thought there was no need for gas and oil and thought Canada should be all green? I'm quite sure I recall the BlocQuebecois leader going off on how bad western Canada was for developing their resources. Here is your chance to lead by example.
Good ol' socialism. Ration home heating in the winter.
Uh oh 😧. Something is going to be done really quick now.
We need to start capturing cow farts.
goodeb
Baby it's cold outside especially in Communites further afield and especially northern indigenous, Inuit families
rexglacer Well, look who is the major stock holder. CN was government-owned, having been a Canadian Crown corporation from its founding to its privatization in 1995. As of 2019, Bill Gates is the largest single shareholder of CN stock.
Who cares? Quebec voted for this government.
Perhaps trudeau will take the blockades seriously now that the only “important” province is having issues.
Heh
Good!! Why should we care when this anti pipeline bullshit is supported by the Anti Canadian economy Liberals. They are run by few Foreign supported Anti pipeline creeps This is the end Canada as we know it. Pissed Off 😤 in Ottawa’s colony Alberta.
Good Let Quebec freeze!!! In Alberta, they have plenty of great fossil fuels to keep them warm!
Bird5Ca Welcome to the new green economy...
Bird5Ca How old were you when you stopped caring about propane supplies? I was today old! BBQ season is months away, shut it off for a while. I can use briquets.
Who cares about Quebec they do not give a shit about the rest of Canada
They can thank Papineau. And Justin, their Ontario born mp.
Wow .... really .... sorry.not .sorry signed ....ALBERTA
So sad that the politicians would do this to their people rather than join in prosperity with Alberta. Isn’t hate and jealousy awful, because it is always the little guy who suffers. What are the Québécois politicians doing without, Quebec people?
WallStPete but, but,....propane is made from fossil fuels AND Quebec HATES fossil fuels!!!! levinepmc nspector4 jonkay ConradMBlack BarbaraRKay sunlorrie
You get what you voted for ..
'The world is full of funky karma.' (Can anyone name the actor who said that?)
guess that means that PM Bongstockings will finally do something..call out the military, the RCMP and anyone else he can think of..declare marshall law and remove those criminals...how dare they cause the smallest inconvenience to La Belle Province.
CPCNDGWest One step closer to the BLOQ’s wish for a carbon free economy. Trains don’t run but their party goal is on time and coming along nicely. Good job Quebec voters.
I’m so sorry this is happening to you. Sincerely, Alberta
'Critical' moral shortage in Ottawa forces government to ration excuses.
He is ready to speak with fork t......... all good now! And free poutine!!’nn
I have a solution!!!!! Build a pipeline to Quebec so that quebecers cannot be held for ransom!!! What a novel idea huh? Let them burn maple trees!
Those assholes don't want to use carbon anyway.
Tabarnack!
We’re all supposed to sit tight though and freeze while JustinTrudeau continues to have “dialog” with criminals.
If I had a propane shortage, I would simply get more propane.
Cue the sad tombones
Paola_Dec1231 Meanwhile, Quebec lectures western Canada about the evils of fossil fuels...
But let’s protest the pipelines🙄
They helped create this by reelecting the fool. Let him feel their anger for a bit.
WetsuwetenStrong
Lol good
Why does Quebec use so much propane? They should switch to greener sources of energy. Or figure out how to convert monsieur Blanchet's smugness into fuel.
My condolences Quebec
This article put a smile on my face. Really it did. Quebec Maple wood burns nice and hot
I know they have been cruel to the West the past few months (esp Alberta) but I know, and hope, that they will make it through this...if anything this will help them to get off of Canadian energy which is what they want. All the best to the east.
I hope the rails stay closed an extra week 'talking about getting prepared to run' after Trudeau clears all the blockades, just to make a point!
Could give two shits about Quebec
Karma
michael_house9 BLOC is actively participating in this travesty by not bringing Justin to heel. They must join with Conservatives to press Justin to declare blockades as acts of terrorism & enforce laws accordingly. At this point it is the BLOC who is responsible for continuation & harm to Que
Who cares, they should quit using fossil fuel, like right away. Just like Alberta is supposed to quit making it and everyone find another job all of a sudden.
It just goes to show how desperately Quebec needs the rest of Canada👍🤷♂️
Quebecers must be very proud of their son TrudeauWorstPM
Alberta has 3 words: Ha. Ha. Ha.
Paola_Dec1231
If only they had a pipeline!🤣🤣🤣
Fire up the wind farms and solar panels. What's the problem? They are climatechangewarrors!!! I'm so proud of them.
How do you say boo f***ing who in french?
if there was a pipe line things would be flowing smooth
Will the train crews be safe hauling propane down the tracks in the future, considering the recent acts of vandalism?
Is it bad that I don't care?
I guess the Bloq forgot that all bbq’s in Quebec aren’t electric.
Paola_Dec1231 Wa...wa...wahhh......... 😂
Equalization payment sucking premier legaultfrancois and Pinocchio from Papineau JustinTrudeau know best. They've stolen from the pages of Inspector Clouseau's final treasure 'Solutions for Imbeciles' to get to the bottom of this. What's a rumored $500 million a day in damages?
Choke Quebec until it stops breathing.
So if it weren’t for this proposed pipeline, these people would not be holding this Nation hostage? Or would it be something else canpoli blockades Canada canadastrong
Karma is a biatch. No pipelines no energy finally comes to roost in this ignorant province.
This is the best thing liberals have ever allowed to happen. Waking up ppl that are sleeping. I hope it continues and causes a crash. To expose all the lies of the liberals, bloc, ndp. Im a out of work steamfitter from the oilsands
heathrodgirs thankALiberal
Sorry but Canadians need to respect the Natives land.
Karma.
Gonna get much worse how about energy east now oops to late
Isn't liberalism wonderful!
Why do they need fossil fuels? There enough hot air in their parliament to heat the whole province
Gaslines? Not an issue here.
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👍
Yes! Freezing will help Mother Earth.
I hope every propane shipment to Quebec gets blockaded.
❤️❤️❤️this is fantastic. They shouldn’t be burning propane anyway. There is no social acceptability to it.
Lol ... I thought yfblanchet didn’t believe in fossil fuel .... and doesn’t want Alberta shipping oil via pipeline through Quebec ..... oh the irony !! 😂😂 ..... bunch of asinine idiots
Excellent, watch Trudeau squirm now that his Quebec base is getting cold. Perhaps they should dawn some sweaters or borrow McKennas snowshoes?
Somehow this will be blamed on the English
“Low carbon economy” Get used to it. pain suffering starvation cold sad decarbonization
🤭
Just what the Quebec people wanted right? At least Albertan's have enough balls to remove the pests themselves instead of waiting for action by our limp federal government. TrudeauMustGo
Enough is enough. Clear the protesters out ffs
mogrant61 Touché Turdeau
Quebec should stop whining and move to a greener economy!
They have “no social conscience” for any pipeline like EE..let them figure it out 🤬
I'm having a really hard time having any empathy for Québec. I know that sounds bad but I don't gve a fuck.
Run the trains ffs
A big ole molly wop from western Canada is what you get!!
I am sure a pipeline would really be useful right now
Watch JT jump ..
Love our natural gas... propane? I got tanks of the stuff for the BBQ...gonna sit here with the windows open and crank up the heat. No blockades here in AB 😏
Doh! Shoulda built a pipeline.
Elections have consequences.
👍🏾
🤷♂️.....ZeroFucksGiven
Hahahah
ThanksTrudeau
Finally. Now watch how soon the blockades are resolved.
tough beans call the deviant
whenthechickenscomehometoroost
Hate to see the shortages but Quebec must get with the program and get the pipeline built.Never mind attempting to be the leader in being a green this point in time fossil fuels are absolutely necessary.
Lots of fuel in Alberta.
I thought there was no social license for petroleum transportation in Quebec, anyway, so it’s interesting how they’ve suddenly appeared to change their mind....
yfblanchet must align with the Conservatives.
Maybe Energy East should have been built instead ! 🇨🇦isbroken
And the prick in Quebec still hates pipelines
Why hasn't JT called for a national emergency? His pet province is suffering..... It can't be long until he lifts the blockades.
Tough shit!
What goes around comes around
Ben_S_Harper awesome French c..ksuckers
Good - doing their part for a 'transitioning' economy.
Not my problem.
Karma is a btch even though I prefer no one suffers.. unlike quebeggars
AboriginalBarrucades JustinTrudeau and jjhorgan are gambling the WHOLE CANADIAN ECONOMY against saving CoastalGasLink PIPELINE ? WTF ?
You watch. Now that QUEBEC is suffering, their boy Trudeau will come up with a quick response.
OMG !! Quebec faces shortages.. I guess Trudeau will do something now. In Trudeau's own words 'Quebecers are the best Canadians because they are multicultural'. Trudeau has done nothing for our Indigenous people except thank one Indigenous lady for her donation. Let us not forget
How much you want to bet, Legault’s going to get tough on protesters now?
Why? Just remove the Goddamn barricades!
TaylorCtaylor67 Gee, that's too bad.
The whole country can be at a standstill but the media and Trudeau only care when Quebec runs short of something.
Live without the nasty hydrocarbons which you don’t support
Propane! Maintenant !
Take it with the chiefs Quebec, We got are answer today from are boy wonder JustinTrudeau, The Wet'suwet'en chiefs are the ones in power in Canada.
Sorry but you reap what you sow Quebec. TrudeauNotFitForOffice
Imagine.
Here's an idea: cut off propane and gas from the reserves? Cut off tax payer money given free to the reserves? Until they stop the blockades. Only fair play. 🤔
Critical propane pipeline shortage. What to do? Fuck 'em.
Maybe Quebecors don't need rest of Canada, eh?
Good, fuck 'em.
TRUCKS, TRUCKS, TRUCKS. Ontario, Quebec and Maritimes have thousands of truck carriers; cheaper and faster. This WHOLE affair sounds like there is 'more to the story'. Designed controversy. There's more to this 'hoax'. Ex) test resilience of Canadians or how much they will bend!
Ouch
Good thing springs coming so your need for heat will be ending soon! Probably faster than our governmental stooges get shit fixed!
Maybe they could burn the methane gas from the affluent they are dumping in the St Lawrence? I’m never getting rid of my wood stove and generator
Great news for the environment.
Too bad there wasn’t pipelines in a coast-to-coast corridor that could freely transport these hydrocarbons that keep people from freezing to death and starving. TrudeauNotFitForOffice
TrudeauNotFitForOffice TrudeauNotFitForOffice
Stop funding these brain dead protesters and they'll eventually find another source to leech from.
C’est la vie...
That’s ok, they have hydro
Ah, propane comes from hydrocarbon and come from where? Ask ElizabethMay what to do!!
Let them freeze 🥶
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