Quebec Premier Francois Legault says a strike at Canadian National Railway Co. has left the province with fewer than five days before it runs out of propane, which would wreak havoc at hospitals, nursing homes and farms. He says Quebec has already started to ration propane use, narrowing it to less than half the typical six million litres per day. Canadian Propane Association CEO Nathalie St-Pierre tells The Canadian Press that six-hour truck lines for propane have already formed in Sarnia, Ont. She says about 85 per cent of Quebec’s propane comes via rail, the bulk of it from Sarnia and some from Edmonton — the country’s two propane trading hubs. This report by The Canadian Press was first published on Nov. 21, 2019.

Source: thestar November 21, 2019 17:15 UTC