Doug Ford Carbon Tax

• Ontario government wants anti-carbon tax gas pump stickers on display by end of summer

  A proposed regulation would set Aug. 30 as the day the requirement takes effect and it sets out specific details of how the stickers have to be displayed.

  Canada

  Jun 11, 2019
  
• Bill Kelly: Day one of Ford’s carbon tax legal challenge didn’t go well

  As Bill Kelly sees it, lawyers representing the Ford government presented their case and a five-judge panel systematically picked holes in their arguments.

  Commentary

  Apr 16, 2019
  
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• Fact check: Doug Ford says carbon tax will cause ‘recession,’ but economists disagree

  Ontario Premier Doug Ford warned about difficult economic times due to the tax – but economists called the claim “hyberbole.”

  Canada

  Jan 22, 2019
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• Carbon tax is the smartest way to target rising emissions: Canadian Chamber of Commerce

  The chamber says the flexibility offered up by the carbon price makes it the most efficient way to cut emissions.

  Canada

  Dec 17, 2018
• Justin Trudeau throws down the gauntlet on climate change

  Justin Trudeau announced his carbon tax in Etobicoke, Ont., Doug Ford's political backyard. Tasha Kheiriddin calls it the PM's version of his father’s 'Just watch me' moment.

  Commentary

  Oct 24, 2018
• Environmental commissioner blasts Ford’s PCs for gutting climate change policies

  Ontario’s environmental commissioner slammed the Doug Ford government for gutting most of the province’s climate change programs.

  Canada

  Sep 25, 2018
• ‘We’re not done’; Carbon tax plans could still change more as feds weigh cost to Ontario businesses

  There could still be further changes to federal carbon pricing rules set to go into effect next year as Ottawa weighs concerns over American protectionism.

  Canada

  Aug 2, 2018
• Liberals to ease carbon tax amid fears over competitiveness

  Bowing to concerns about international competitiveness, the Trudeau government is scaling back carbon pricing guidelines for some of the country's heaviest energy users, and signalling that more easing could come before the plan takes effect in 2019.

  Canada

  Aug 1, 2018
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• Carbon tax won’t harm economy, but climate change will: study

  Carbon tax is an efficient way to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions without slowing down an economy, a recent comprehensive study found. 

  Economy

  Jul 18, 2018
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• Bill Kelly: Carbon tax looms large at Premiers’ meeting

  With some new players around the premiers' table this, the dynamic for carbon tax has changed considerably, Bill Kelly says.

  Canada

  Jul 16, 2018