After the carbon tax made headlines at this week’s premiers’ meeting, it’s worth taking a closer look at the birthplace of North America’s oldest carbon pricing scheme: British Columbia.
This week, Saskatchewan and Ontario officially joined forces against the federal government’s proposal for a national carbon pricing policy.
Saskatchewan has been at the forefront of the anti-carbon pricing movement. Its premier, Scott Moe, called the carbon tax policy “flawed.”
“It doesn’t reduce emissions. It costs people in the province money and it costs our industries competitiveness,” Moe said July 12.
He found an ally in newly-elected Ontario Premier Doug Ford,
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