Dan Kelly, the president of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, says businesses were already getting far less back from carbon pricing than they pay, and this will make that even worse.
The House of Commons passed legislation on Tuesday to implement an update to Canada's free trade agreement with Ukraine that its president signed during a visit to Ottawa last year.
Farmers seeking relief have argued there are few, if any, alternatives for them other than using natural gas to heat their barns and propane to dry their grain.
Liberals intend to move quickly to get a Ukraine free-trade bill passed. The Conservatives voted against the legislation solely because they won't support any promotion of carbon pricing.
At COP28, the fossil fuel industry promoted carbon capture and storage as a way to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions. In reality, the technology is growing at a snail’s pace compared to wind and solar energy.
Finding middle ground between the oil and gas sector and climate activists may be the right chess move in politics, but the wrong moral move that gambles with our children’s future.