Carbon tax fills vacuum, not coffers

Trudeau's planned introduction of a national floor price for carbon in 2018 marks the belated end of a federal vacuum that has seen successive prime ministers—from Jean Chrétien onward—make climate-change commitments on the international scene and then do little to ensure Canada meets them.

In an ideal world, the carbon tax Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Oct. 3 is one that he would be happy enough to never have to collect anywhere in the country.The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Opinion

BY CHANTAL HÉBERT

October 4, 2016

In an ideal world—at least from the federal perspective—the carbon tax Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Oct. 3 is one that he would be happy enough to never have to collect anywhere in the country. For this is not about replenishing the coffers of an impoverished federal government. ...

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