At issue is an announcement by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to grant a three-year carbon tax exemption for heating oil that will largely affect Atlantic provinces.
Canada’s premiers say Ottawa’s actions on the carbon tax have treated people in various parts of the country differently, when the federal government should support all Canadians equitably.
Ultimately, the Progressive Conservative Premier said, while action on climate change is necessary, Ottawa needs to scrap the carbon tax and move on to working with the provinces on other initiatives.set to vote on a Conservative motion The premiers also noted that Trudeau has not convened a meeting of first ministers since December 2018, despite provincial and territorial leaders requesting one that could deal with competitiveness and strategic infrastructure.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and others were reacting to an image on social media that appears to show a man at a pro-Palestinian rally holding a sign portraying the Nazi symbol next to the flag of Israel. StoryGlobal Affairs Canada says it had no information about when the Rafah border crossing will be reopened and that the timeline for evacuations over the next few days is uncertain.
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