Justin Trudeau, the Prime Minister of Canada on 9
th Dec 2016 announced that his government and a majority of Canada’s provinces had agreed on a national carbon pricing plan.
PM Trudeau has been working on a national carbon pricing plan with the provinces for months.
The framework agreement on the carbon tax was cited as a historic pact. But Canada’s 10 provincial leaders are not unanimous in agreeing to the carbon tax.
Brad Wali, Saskatchewan Premier has refused to agree to the tax, while Manitoba’s premier said he had not signed on yet because more money should be allocated for health care.
British Columbia Premier Christy Clark settled for a compromise.
As per reports, Trudeau wants to impose a national carbon tax which would rise to Canadian dollar 50 by 2022.
Under the compromise deal, the carbon price would pause at British Columbia’s existing $30 Canadian level in 2020 when an independent expert panel checked how the plan is evolving.
Uncertainty surrounds America’s policies on a low carbon future: US Presidential elect Donald Trump has called climate change a “hoax.”
