Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced a three-year pause on applying carbon pricing to home heating oil deliveries in Atlantic Canada. This decision has been criticized by opposition leader Pierre Poilievre as a panicked move ahead of the federal election.
Despite implementing a carbon tax to incentivize 'people and businesses to pollute less,' Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Thursday that his government would pause applying carbon pricing to home heating oil deliveries for three years in Atlantic Canada . Conservative opposition leader Pierre Poilievre suggests the decision was made as Trudeau sits in 'panic mode' as a federal election looms. David Akin reports.
Home heating oil is still used by almost one-third of households in that region, which is a far higher proportion than the rest of Canada. Wilkinson defended the current policy, saying home heating oil is significantly more expensive than other carbon-emitting sources of heat like natural gas.
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