Carbon Pricing
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House votes down motion demanding Senate pass farmers’ carbon tax exemptionThe motion Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre brought forward on Tuesday got NDP support, but it was defeated on Wednesday afternoon when the Bloc and Liberals voted against it.PoliticsNov 29
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Senators say they have been threatened over carbon pricing bill for farmersTwo members of the Independent Senators Group say police and parliamentary security are investigating a threat that forced one of them to leave her home last weekend.PoliticsNov 22
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Majority of Canadians want carbon price pause on all home heating fuel: pollA new poll suggests Canadians are broadly in favour of the federal government's decision to exempt home heating oil from its price on carbon.CanadaNov 22
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N.B. premier’s pitch to offset emissions globally rather than locally not new, researcher saysNew Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs says Canada should focus on reducing emissions globally through natural gas exports rather than focusing on emissions here at home.PoliticsNov 16
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Trudeau sends mixed messages on climate policy with carve out: environment expertsCanada is likely to miss its 2030 emissions-reduction target and the government has been criticized for being slow to incentivize clean energy investments.PoliticsNov 14
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MPs vote down Poilievre’s push to expand carbon price pauseMPs voted Monday to reject a motion by Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre to have Ottawa extend its carbon price pause to all forms of home heating.PoliticsNov 6
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Premiers ‘united’ on calls for carbon price pause, urge meeting with TrudeauHealth care and the effect of carbon pricing measures on the cost of living are slated to take centre stage at the meeting of the country's premiers and territorial leaders.CanadaNov 6
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Nova Scotia and New Brunswick want carbon pricing axed, tell Freeland during callAfter the virtual meeting, the provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Ontario, Saskatchewan and Alberta issued a joint news release calling for the end to the program.CanadaNov 3
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Options available to help Peterborough residents tackle high energy costsAccording to Enbridge Gas, an average homeowner in the Peterborough area pay $108 a month on energy costs — or approximately $1,300 a year.EconomyNov 2
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Retreat on carbon pricing policy alone won’t change Liberals’ political fortunes: expertA political science professor says the recent announcement to pause carbon pricing for home heating oil deliveries will likely need to go further to boost the federal Liberals.PoliticsOct 27
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