Atlantic provinces are expected to submit carbon-pricing plans to Ottawa today
FILE - Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston, New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs, Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey and Prince Edward Island Premier Dennis King, left to right, field questions at the closing news conference at a meeting of the Council of Atlantic Premiers in Halifax on Monday, March 21, 2022. Nova Scotia says it will meet the federal government's Friday deadline to submit a proposal on how the province will price carbon pollution.
Atlantic Canada's four premiers wrote to federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault on Thursday to request an extension of the deadline but the minister turned them down. Although he didn't grant an extension, Guilbeault said he remains committed to working with the region's premiers over the next two weeks to address concerns over such things as home heating costs.
In a separate letter sent Thursday, Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey told Guilbeault that his province has prepared a carbon-pricing proposal for submission by the deadline. Meanwhile, reports say New Brunswick's proposal is also ready.
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