Source: Rachael D’Amore, globalnews.com, April 1, 2020 With nine new deaths, the number of fatalities in Canada is 105. The total number of cases of the novel coronavirus in Canada reached a new high on Wednesday, climbing above 9,000. According to the Public Health Agency of Canada, as of April 1, the country recorded 1,309… Continue reading Canada’s total coronavirus cases is now over 9,000
Tag: carbon tax
Trudeau and Scheer to donate their automatic salary increase
Source: Joan Bryden, globalnews.com, April 1, 2020 Trudeau’s been under pressure to cancel both the carbon tax and automatic salary increase. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer are among the MPs who are promising to donate an automatic increase in their salaries to charity, as the COVID-19 pandemic ravages the economy and puts thousands of Canadians out of… Continue reading Trudeau and Scheer to donate their automatic salary increase
Attempted child abduction in Craik, Saskatchewan
An adult male in a white car approached a female youth yesterday, asking if she needed a ride. On February 25, 2020, at approximately 4:00 p.m., a female youth reported that while she was outside of the Craik School, an adult male in a white vehicle approached her and asked if she needed a ride.… Continue reading Attempted child abduction in Craik, Saskatchewan
Premier Scott Moe speaks out on behalf Saskatchewan’s hardworking people
Source: The Canadian Press Staff, Jonathan Charlton, saskatoon.ctvnews.ca, February 25, 2020 The judges said the carbon tax law gives the federal cabinet “endlessly expansive” powers. SASKATOON — The Alberta Court of Appeal’s ruling that the federal carbon tax legislation is unconstitutional means Saskatchewan has the full authority to implement its Prairie Resilience plan to fight climate… Continue reading Premier Scott Moe speaks out on behalf Saskatchewan’s hardworking people
Alberta unveils plan to fight federal government’s imposition of a carbon tax
Source: CTV News, December 31, 2019 CALGARY — The United Conservative Party government says the cost of everything from gas, groceries and clothing will go up Wednesday as the federal government’s carbon tax comes into effect in Alberta. Doug Schweitzer, Alberta’s minister of justice and solicitor general, spoke Tuesday in Calgary to unveil the province’s… Continue reading Alberta unveils plan to fight federal government’s imposition of a carbon tax
McKenna prioritizes building quickly in first speech as infrastructure minister
Source: Joan Bryden, The Canadian Press, November 27, 2019 Catherine McKenna says her top priority as the country’s new infrastructure minister is to get projects built quickly. The Liberal government has committed more than $180 billion over 12 years to improving roads, bridges, public transit and other needed infrastructure across Canada, but it has been… Continue reading McKenna prioritizes building quickly in first speech as infrastructure minister
Too late for a carbon tax, says former Ontario Liberal environment minister
Source: The Canadian Press, November 27, 2019 OTTAWA — A former Ontario Liberal environment minister says Canada has waited too long for carbon taxes to be a real solution to the country’s emissions woes. Glen Murray was the minister of environment in Ontario in 2017 when that province introduced its short-lived cap-and-trade carbon pricing system,… Continue reading Too late for a carbon tax, says former Ontario Liberal environment minister
Hiking carbon tax to $210 cheapest way to hit climate targets: commission
Source: Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press, November 27, 2019 OTTAWA — The Ecofiscal Commission says quadrupling Canada’s carbon price by 2030 is the easiest and most cost-effective way for the country to meet its climate targets. But the independent think-tank also warns that might be the toughest plan to sell to the public because the costs of… Continue reading Hiking carbon tax to $210 cheapest way to hit climate targets: commission
Wet harvest forces farmers to dry grain, face carbon tax on their bills
Source: Bridget Yard, CBC News, November 11, 2019 This year’s harvest is keeping grain driers busier than most other years, and it’s getting expensive As leaders in the legislature squabble over how to save farmers from the carbon tax after a wet harvest, the province’s grain dryers are working overtime. September and October brought heavy… Continue reading Wet harvest forces farmers to dry grain, face carbon tax on their bills
Meili writes to Trudeau, requesting carbon tax exemption for farmers
Source: David Baxter, Global News, November 6, 2019 The federal price on carbon is adding hundreds, even thousands of dollars to energy bills for Saskatchewan farmers as they dry their grain. Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe and Opposition leader Ryan Meili found a piece of common ground on Wednesday — they want Ottawa to remove the carbon tax from farmers drying their… Continue reading Meili writes to Trudeau, requesting carbon tax exemption for farmers