N.L. Premier Andrew Furey said the carbon tax doesn't incentivize people to switch to renewable energy because the infrastructure to make that shift possible isn't yet there in the province.
In a letter addressed to the prime minister, Premier Andrew Furey asks Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to pause the upcoming carbon tax increase until wages catch up to the rising cost of living.Premier Andrew Furey said the carbon tax doesn't incentivize people to switch to renewable energy because the infrastructure to make that shift possible isn't yet established in Newfoundland and Labrador.
This isn't the first time Furey has asked for the tax to be removed or frozen. He says he doesn't think the tax is the right way to encourage people to choose renewable energy options.Carbon tax change has Canadians asking about the program. Here's how it's supposed to work "In the absence of the ability to change, what does the tax really accomplish?" Furey told reporters Tuesday afternoon.
While Furey is rejecting the tax as a policy, he says he's not against its intention. "That's not suggesting that there's not an environmental imperative or that we don't have a role to play in climate change," he said.