Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to the media following a bilateral meeting with Quebec Premier Francois Legault in Montreal, Friday March 15, 2024.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey's call to delay the federal carbon tax is a sign he is caving to political pressure.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to the media following a bilateral meeting with Quebec Premier François Legault in Montreal on Friday. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey's call to delay the federal carbon tax is a sign he is caving to political pressure.
The federal carbon tax is scheduled to rise from $65 per tonne to $80 on April 1, a roughly 25 per cent increase. "Premier Furey strongly believes in the importance of mitigating climate change, but urges the federal government to pause its increase to the carbon tax at this time."Trudeau has faced pressure from provinces and territories — all of which use at least part of the federal carbon tax system, except for British Columbia, Quebec and the Northwest Territories — to delay the planned increase.
In French, Trudeau said he understood that some premiers across the country were opposed from the start to the idea of the carbon tax, but he said he believes the carbon tax allows the market to incentivize investment in lower-emitting technologies while rewarding Canadians who change their behaviour.
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