Her government may not have the legal power to stop Ottawa from imposing its climate plan, but it’s warning the Trudeau government against pressing ahead without having the provinces on side.
"Two years ago, we couldn't even have a conversation with a federal government about climate change. We used to have a government that barely even recognized the existence of climate change."
The Liberal government will announce this fall a national policy for carbon pricing — and McKenna indicated that she intends to apply a specific definition for what meets that standard.
As the federal Liberals try to come up with a way to price carbon that will appease 13 fractious provinces and territories, a prominent academic has a message for them — don't bother.
The Liberal government will ratify the international Paris climate accord this fall even before it reaches a deal with the provinces and territories on how to meet the country's 2030 emissions target.