The ads will air in four provinces and are aimed at commuters
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau takes part in a cabinet shuffle at Rideau Hall in Ottawa on March 1, 2019.
The ads stress that the money raised from the tax will be rebated directly to residents in those provinces.In new radio ads aimed at commuters, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau warns that "some politicians want to go back to the Harper years when pollution was free." In a jab at the federal Conservatives and their provincial cousins, Trudeau concludes:"Now, some politicians want to go back to the Harper years when pollution was free. We have to do better than that. Our kids are counting on us."The Trudeau government is requiring provinces to impose a price on carbon emissions, starting at $20 per tonne this year and rising by $10 per tonne annually until it hits $50 in 2022.
Environment Minister Catherine McKenna is also set to make a climate-related announcement in Ottawa on Monday, as the start of what a spokeswoman calls the start of an"Ontario tour." The prime minister and other Liberal MPs will be making similar appearances across the country this week. The director of public prosecutions, Kathleen Roussel, decided last September not to negotiate a remediation agreement with SNC-Lavalin, a legal option that would force the company to pay stiff penalties without the risk of a criminal conviction that could cripple it financially.
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