Carbon tax debate ‘sucking all of the oxygen out of the room’: Canadian Climate Institute

The Liberal government survived a non-confidence motion from the Conservative Party, which called for an immediate stop to the upcoming carbon price increase. The non-confidence vote came as a new report revealed that the industrial price on carbon played a larger role in reducing emissions than the one imposed on households. ‘The West Block’ host Mercedes Stephenson speaks with Canadian Climate Institute President Rick Smith about his new report, the political debate over the carbon tax, and more.

• On carbon price, industrial policy does reduction ‘heavy lifting’: study