British Columbia Premier David Eby says his government will end the provincial carbon tax on consumers and shift the onus to 'big polluters' if the federal government removes a legal requirement to keep the tax in place.
B.C. Premier David Eby steps away from the podium after a news conference in Coquitlam, B.C., Wednesday, July 24, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Eby says B.C. residents are struggling with affordability, but a re-elected NDP government would make “big polluters” pay a price for carbon to take action on climate change. Eby says the carbon tax has been “politicized” and his government will scrap its long-standing version if the federal government removes a “legal backstop” requiring the province to keep it.Rob Shaw: Pierre Poilievre urges David Eby to halt April 1 carbon tax hike
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