3 d. ago HAUBRICH: Carney needs to leave Ottawa’s expensive and failed gun policy behind

Liberal Leader Mark Carney rebuilt his party by scrapping failed policies like the carbon tax, but there’s one apparent failure he’s doubling down on.  Carney announced that, if elected, he will “reinvigorate the implementation” of Ottawa’s gun ban and buyback program.  Carney should be listening to law enforcement experts and scrapping the expensive and ineffective gun buyback, […]

Events

4 d. ago Sondage: un Québécois sur deux veut l’abolition de la taxe carbone

Environ la moitié des Québécois souhaite l’abolition de la taxe carbone qui est en place dans la provine, selon un nouveau sondage Léger.

Economics

4 d. ago Carbon taxes on businesses still make life more expensive, Canadians say

44% of Canadians believe businesses pass on all of the carbon tax costs to the consumer

Economics

6 d. ago Abolition du prix plancher: Québec mise sur la concurrence pour diminuer le prix de l’essence plutôt que la fin de la bourse sur le carbone

Malgré les appels à éliminer la taxe sur le carbone, Québec mise sur l’abolition du prix plancher pour faire diminuer le coût de l’essence.

Transport

8 d. ago WARMINGTON: Mark Carney’s motorcade saves big on gas thanks to carbon tax pause

But gas price guru Dan McTeague warns a Liberal win on April 28 could see prices down spike by as much as 40 cents a litre

Transport

8 d. ago Les Québécois vont payer pour des chèques envoyés aux Ontariens

Depuis le 1er avril, les Ontariens et plusieurs Canadiens ne paient plus la taxe carbone, mais ils recevront un dernier chèque.

Other

9 d. ago Liberals promised the carbon tax would reduce emissions, but emissions went up

The Trudeau government tried to sell Canadians the carbon tax was an environmental solution. It just made them poorer

Society

1 week ago 'If they don't know, that's really scary:' B.C. Conservatives take aim at NDP over loss of carbon tax revenue

Finance critic Peter Milobar said debate on budget estimates should be paused until province shows how it will make up $1.8 billion loss.

Economics

1 week ago Gas prices in Canada see one of the ‘biggest’ drops ever. What’s going on?

Prices at gas pumps across Canada have fallen significantly since the carbon tax was removed, but there is more to the story and it may be more bad news than good.

Economics

1 week ago Who’s eligible for the final federal carbon tax payment in Canada and when does it go out?

Carney killed the tax so the final payment 'is a refund for tax you never paid,' says Queens prof, adding this 'once-over thing' could cost between $2.7 and $3 billion

Economics

2 w. ago B.C. climate news: Post carbon tax, advocates take aim at another B.C. electrification policy | DFO monitors for toxic algae as hundreds of sea lions and dolphins die in California

Here's all the latest local and international news concerning climate change for the week of March 31 to April 6, 2025.

Events

2 w. ago Post carbon tax, advocates take aim at another B.C. electrification policy

The Energy Futures Institute argues future B.C. homeowners shouldn't be barred from using natural gas after the carbon tax's elimination.

Economics

2 w. ago L’obsession de Pierre Poilievre: l’horloge biologique des femmes

Au-delà de Justin Trudeau, de Mark Carney et de la feue taxe sur le carbone, Pierre Poilievre a une autre obsession: l’horloge biologique des femmes.

Other

2 w. ago Calgarians celebrate end of consumer carbon tax: “It’s a nice change”

Calgary drivers were happy to see a drop in fuel prices on Tuesday - as the end of the federal Consumer Carbon Tax took effect.

Economics

2 w. ago Calgary drivers welcome carbon tax cut, not convinced cheaper gas will last

While the price break was welcomed, some drivers remained skeptical

Transport

2 w. ago EV rebate could be on chopping block as carbon tax eliminated in B.C.

Advocates are worried other affordability programs under CleanBC could also be in trouble as government looks to address revenue loss.

Economics

2 w. ago B.C.'s finance minister makes it up on the fly on carbon tax and gets it wrong

Vaughn Palmer: Brenda Bailey ducked questions the government could have researched starting last fall

Transport

2 w. ago Canada’s federal carbon tax experiment has ended. Here’s what it accomplished (not much)

According to government figures, the carbon footprint of a dollar earned in the Canadian economy has been in steep decline ever since peaking in 1996

Economics

2 w. ago Customers relieved, for now, as gas prices fall at B.C. pumps after death of the carbon tax

Several drivers at one Vancouver gas station commented on the run-up in price prior to the elimination of the carbon tax

Economics

2 w. ago OPINION: Ford must fight the carbon tax on Ontario industries

Premier Doug Ford is the only thing standing between Prime Minister Mark Carney’s hidden industrial carbon tax and the people of Ontario. Carney dropped the consumer carbon tax to zero. That’s a good thing because that carbon tax punishes people for driving to work and heating their homes. Getting rid of that tax saves people […]

Economics