Conservative motion to expand carbon tax carveout fails
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and his party backed the motion, but Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet had told reporters ahead of question period that his MPs would vote against it.
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Premiers unite to call on Ottawa to make carbon pricing fair for all Canadians
Last week, Trudeau announced his government would pause for three years the carbon price on home heating oil to make it easier for users of that fuel to switch to electric heat pumps.
Energy costs, health care top of mind at Premiers meeting in Halifax
The effect of carbon pricing measures on the rising cost of living across Canada is slated to take centre stage at this week's meeting of the country's premiers and territorial leaders in Halifax.
Poilievre dares Trudeau to run on carbon tax during next election
Poilievre threw down the challenge in an address to his caucus this morning, where he chided the Liberals' decision to pause the levy only for home heating oil over the next
Rivals pile up on Trudeau Liberals over carbon tax rollback
The federal Conservatives and a lot of premiers are up in arms after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a three-year pause on the carbon price for heating oil largely used in Atlantic Canada.
Canadian firefighters steal the show at UN climate talks
The federal government is hoping Canada's devastating wildfire season sparks momentum for carbon pricing at the United Nations.
The social cost of carbon
The social cost of carbon quantifies the damage our daily actions have on the climate.
A new fossil fuel subsidy is not the way to help farmers
The path to low-emissions agricultural production must ensure sustained food production and support the viability of farming operations.
Clean electricity grid, tax credits will feature high in federal budget
Canada's push for a zero-emission electricity grid will get a significant funding boost in the federal budget on March 28, 2023, including with new tax credits expected to encourage the development of renewable power sources like wind and solar.
Canada’s only underground coal mine joins ‘large emitter’ carbon pricing system
Nova Scotia says the Donkin mine is the second largest greenhouse gas emitter in the province, behind Nova Scotia Power.
The latest dangerous instalment in Scott Moe’s crusade against Ottawa
The Saskatchewan First Act appears to be the latest vehicle in the Moe government’s fight with the feds over climate policy.
Saskatchewan government deciding how to spend new carbon pricing revenue
Saskatchewan is to soon gain control of the carbon pricing charge that shows up on residents' power bills.
Canada refuses to back COP27 call to 'phase down' oil and gas production
Canada won't agree to add language calling for the phaseout of all fossil fuels — including oil and gas — to the final agreement at this year's United Nations climate talks in Egypt, Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault said on Thursday, November 17, 2022.
Canada challenges more countries to use carbon pricing
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says Canada is issuing a challenge to the rest of the world to expand the use of carbon pricing in the fight against greenhouse gas emissions.
Trudeau government takes first steps to cement its cornerstone climate policy
The fall economic statement included the first concrete steps to future-proof Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s key climate legacy: carbon pricing.