According to a CBC Saint John report this morning, Energy Minister Craig Leonard said yesterday there would be no ban on fracking in New Brunswick because there is no proof the process damages the water table.
In an interview today with CBC Fredericton's Information Morning, Natural Resources Minister Bruce Northrup reiterated Leonard's statement from yesterday, saying there is no proven cases of shale gas drilling destroying ground water.
But statements from Leonard in a Telegraph Journal article by Natalie Stechyson suggest consultation won't be the order of the day, but rather educating these groups on the facts of why the province is moving forward with the industry in the province.
"Well obviously we'll have to do a bit more work on the communication side to explain to New Brunswickers what the industry is all about, and just to basically refute some of the misinformation that is out there."
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