The Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board issued a call for bids in May for exploration of two parcels in the southwestern Scotian Slope. Calls for offshore petroleum exploration are made annually, but last year's call was vetoed by the federal and Nova Scotia governments. There were no bids made for offshore exploration in 2019, and there was no call in 2018 as the province embarked on an offshore promotional strategy. Pleas to end offshore exploration were also heard at Province House last week during public presentations on the government's new marquee piece of environmental legislation . The NDP later proposed an amendment to the bill to end all new calls for offshore petroleum exploration, which the PC government dismissed .

Source: CBC News November 12, 2021 23:39 UTC