Some 85 per cent of the propane used in Quebec is supplied by rail. So when the rail workers go on strike, the propane isn’t moving. Which means Quebec’s reserves are dwindling, even a few days into the strike. On Thursday, Premier François Legault called it an “emergency” for the province. He said Quebec keeps 12 million litres of propane in reserve, and uses about six million litres per day. Which means two days of propane, in theory. But rationing has begun, media reports said, bringing daily usage down to 2.5 million litres per day.
So how many days until it’s all gone?
Jonatan Julien, the minister of energy, announced Friday a train from western Canada will arrive by Monday with 20 million litres, and that would be sufficient, atop the existing reserves, to carry through to Thursday.
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