Home heating oil: an emerging crisis in New Brunswick

This report provides the government with an insight into the challenges faced by the home heating oil industry in New Brunswick as a result of price regulation of home heating oil. The object of the price regulation is to protect against fluctuating fuel prices but it has had negative effects on home heating oil consumers and retailers alike. Some options are proposed for consideration. But the only option the report finds for ensuring the future sustainability and viability of the New Brunswick home heating oil industry is to deregulate the price. The industry should be operating in an unregulated, free-market system.