Canada's oil and gas producers have asked the federal government to freeze the carbon tax and delay new climate change regulations while the industry weathers the storm of COVID-19.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his ministers are expected today, April 2, 2020, to amplify their message that Canadians have a duty to stay home, even as the massive cost of compensating them for doing so becomes clearer.
No aspect of Canadian life has been left untouched by the COVID-19 pandemic, including politics, and pundits agree the premier of Ontario is one of those most transformed by the outbreak.
British Columbia will spend $5 billion to help individuals, businesses and services endure the economic stresses of the COVID-19 pandemic, Premier John Horgan said on Monday, March 23, 2020.
Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister hinted at a potential breakthrough with the federal government on a carbon tax on Tuesday, February 25, 2020, and did not rule out introducing a tax in the upcoming provincial budget.
The court acknowledged “the deep concern amongst Canadians” about climate change and that “a number of provinces” agreed with pricing pollution, but called this an appeal to “majoritarianism."