Energy Minister’s political assistant Craig Leonard asked NB Power to remove anti-fracking signs

Energy Minister’s political assistant Craig Leonard asked NB Power to remove anti-fracking signs by Daniel McHardie, April 9, 2012, CBC News
There is no explanation in the communication about why Baisley and the energy department wanted the anti-shale gas signs down at that point. There is also no mention of any other signs that the energy department wanted to be removed. … As well, Leonard, who was energy minister at the time of the request, is a Fredericton-area MLA. Premier David Alward shuffled Leonard from the Department of Energy to the newly-created Department of Government Services. Natural Resources Minister Bruce Northrup has been the lead cabinet minister responsible for the shale gas file in recent months. However, Leonard removed himself from any discussions around the shale gas industry after his sister took a job with the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers.

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