CARBON TAX
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Supreme Court rules Ottawa’s carbon tax is constitutional
In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled the federal Liberal government's carbon pricing regime is constitutional —…
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May and Blanchet declare the oilpatch ‘dead,’ warn Ottawa against financial supports
Canada’s oil and gas sector is on the ropes as COVID-19 crushes demand and a global price war pushes domestic…
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Federal carbon pricing law unconstitutional, Alberta Court of Appeal rules
The federal government’s carbon tax has been ruled unconstitutional by the Court of Appeal of Alberta, on the grounds that it…
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Canada’s inflation rate heats up to 2.4% in January
The cost of living went up by 2.4 per cent in January from a year earlier, a slight uptick from December’s level. Statistics…
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‘We want the respect we deserve,’ Pallister says of Manitoba’s climate change plan
Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister emerged from a meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Monday, saying he’s prepared to present a…
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MP Marilyn Gladu is running for the Conservative leadership
Ontario MP Marilyn Gladu is running for the leadership of the Conservative Party of Canada, CBC News has learned. “I’m…
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Ottawa accepts Alberta’s new $30-per-tonne carbon plan for large emitters in 2020
The federal government will accept the Alberta government’s latest plan to tax the greenhouse gas emissions of large industrial facilities at…
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Liberal staffers removing Ontario anti-carbon tax stickers, energy minister charges
Ontario Energy Minister Greg Rickford says “Liberal staffers” are peeling off the government-mandated anti-carbon tax stickers that are on display…
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Ford ‘going to pursue’ carbon tax challenge to Supreme Court
Doug Ford said Thursday his government is “going to pursue” its legal challenge of the federal carbon tax, days after…
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Ford mum on carbon tax challenge in congratulatory election statement
Without mentioning the status of his ongoing federal carbon tax challenge, Ontario Premier Doug Ford congratulated Justin Trudeau on his…
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Anti-carbon-tax stickers falling off gas pumps, Ford vows to fix the problem
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the government’s provincewide campaign to criticize the federal carbon tax just isn’t sticking. That’s because…
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New law forcing Ontario gas stations to display anti-carbon tax stickers kicks in
A law requiring gas station owners across Ontario to post anti-carbon tax stickers on their pumps came into force Friday,…
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Is the federal carbon tax killing jobs? Experts say answer isn’t ‘black and white’
The Saskatchewan government says the federal carbon tax is killing jobs, but experts and even the province’s trade minister say…
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Doug Ford might not go through with his carbon tax court challenge after all
Doug Ford says his government will decide after the federal election whether it will continue with its court challenge of…
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Mysterious political robotexts may just be the start in a new era of 3rd-party ads
In June, like many Ontarians, Liberal MP Pam Damoff got a mysterious text from an unknown number. The message started,…
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New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs abandons planned carbon tax court fight
New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs is abandoning his government’s plans to launch a legal challenge of Ottawa’s carbon tax, adding the government…
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Mysterious group behind mass texts seeking Canadians’ views on carbon tax
Many Ontarians received an automated text message over the weekend, asking if they agree that the carbon tax must be…
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Canadians are worried about climate change, but many don’t want to pay taxes to fight it: Poll
Canadians are deeply concerned about climate change and are willing to make adjustments in their lives to fight it —…
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Ontario wants anti-carbon tax gas pump stickers displayed by end of August
The Ontario government wants gas station operators to display its mandatory anti-carbon tax stickers by the end of the summer or face…
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Alberta makes it official: Bill passed and proclaimed to kill carbon tax
Alberta’s consumer carbon tax is now officially gone. Legislature members voted Tuesday night to pass the bill that repeals the tax,…
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Doug Ford and New Brunswick counterpart to discuss carbon tax in Toronto today
Ontario Premier Doug Ford is set to meet with his New Brunswick counterpart today to discuss a number of issues,…
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Alberta carbon tax to end May 30 if bill passed by legislature
Premier Jason Kenney says his government’s Bill 1, if passed, will end Alberta’s carbon tax by May 30. The bill…
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Ford government ups ante in carbon tax fight with new TV ad
Ontario’s Progressive Conservative government is ratcheting up its anti-carbon tax rhetoric today, releasing a new television ad set to air…
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Industry worried new Alberta government will cancel solar-power rebates
Gerald Krabbe is taking his mid-century Calgary bungalow into the future with a soon-to-be-connected 5½-kilowatt photovoltaic solar panel system. The…
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‘Blame John Horgan’ billboard drives political blame game over gas prices
The political bickering over high gas prices has moved outside the walls of the B.C. Legislature and is now staring…
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Anti-carbon tax crusaders Doug Ford, Jason Kenney meet at Queen’s Park
Ontario Premier Doug Ford is meeting with newly elected Alberta Premier Jason Kenney today at the Ontario legislature, where they…
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Ontario Green party parodies Doug Ford’s carbon tax stickers
The Ford government’s anti-carbon-tax stickers are getting the parody treatment. The Green Party of Ontario is unveiling its own version of the…
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Doug Ford government one of the most ‘anti-environmental’ in generations, says Green Party leader
The Progressive Conservative government is defending its plan for the environment despite mounting criticism it’s not aggressive enough to make…
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Carbon tax: Court hears from taxpayers, environmentalists, Indigenous group
Lawyers for the governments led by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Premier Doug Ford aren’t the only ones arguing about the…
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Canadian government set to defend its carbon tax in Ontario court battle
Lawyers representing the Canadian government are set to defend the federal carbon tax, one day after the Ontario Court of…
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