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Higgs may create his own carbon tax. Here are his options | CBC News

Following
Monday’s election, which saw the federal Liberals hold on to power and
win the popular vote in New Brunswick, Higgs acknowledged that Justin
Trudeau’s climate plan, and the obligations it imposes on provinces,
will remain in place.

So
now that the premier is looking at crafting a made-in-New Brunswick
carbon price that would comply with Ottawa’s requirements, what options
does he have?

“I think the province has a lot of choices,” said Louise Comeau, a climate-policy researcher at the University of New Brunswick.

October 25, 2019

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Irving Oil, province not divulging size of refinery’s carbon bill | CBC News

With less than
two weeks remaining until voters elect a national government, where
carbon pricing is a central issue, information on the potential effect
the policy will have on New Brunswick industry has been difficult and,
in some cases, impossible to come by.

Last
week, in a new rate application to the province’s Energy and Utilities
Board, NB Power revealed for the first time publicly it expects federal
carbon costs on it to top out at $67 million per year by 2030, if the
province cannot get a provincial substitute plan approved.

That $67 million amount is “significant,” according to the utility, although less severe than earlier estimates.

October 8, 2019

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New Conservative Party ad accused of deceiving Canadians over carbon tax

A new federal election campaign ad released by the Conservative Party of Canada is sparking accusations that it represents an attempt to deceive Canadians about the costs associated with the Liberal Party’s carbon tax.

“This is a new level of dishonesty,” says Michael Bernstein, executive director of Clean Prosperity, a non-profit organization that supports market-oriented solutions to climate change.

“It’s a real shame that the Conservatives are using a dishonest approach to discuss climate policy, including the most effective tool that we have: the carbon tax.”

September 27, 2019

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‘Unwarranted and unprincipled’: Alberta appeals federal carbon tax ruling

The Alberta government has filed its legal arguments ahead of its appeal of the impending federal carbon tax.

Court documents registered at the provincial Court of Appeal on Friday argue Ottawa is overreaching its constitutional authority, calling the tax an “unwarranted and unprincipled intrusion intro provincial jurisdiction.”

“We don’t need Ottawa and the Trudeau Liberals coming in and telling us how to do this,” said Alberta Justice Minister Doug Schweitzer. “We do it. We do it well. We’re the best in the world at doing it, and we’re going to make sure the world knows that in this court case.” #abpoli

August 5, 2019

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Roughly 47% say carbon tax not helpful to economy: Mainstreet poll – iPolitics

However, the carbon tax is the only one of the major initiatives of
the Trudeau government studied in the survey that a plurality of
respondents thought wasn’t beneficial to the economy.

The third release of results from the polling firm’s phone survey of
2,651 Canadians — conducted between June 27 and July 2 — shows that over
60 per cent of respondents thought the Canada Child Benefit was either
helpful or very helpful to the economy, while another 56 per cent
thought the same about the Liberal government’s infrastructure
investment package.

A slim majority (51 per cent) thought the Trans Mountain pipeline was
at least somewhat helpful, while 54 per cent said the same about the
Liberal government’s affordable housing investments and home buying
incentives.

July 24, 2019

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