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Protests erupted across the country against the federal carbon tax on Monday — the same day it rose by 23 per cent — while Canada's only Liberal provincial leader pressed for an emergency meeting to discuss alternative ways to cut emissions.
The controversial federal carbon price increase officially comes into effect Monday.
The federal carbon tax and its associated rebates rise today as the national price on carbon emissions increases from $65 per tonne to $80.
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says he'll take up the prime minister's challenge to provinces that oppose the federal carbon tax to come up with a credible alternative.
Four conservative premiers are expected to tell a House of Commons committee this week that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau should ditch the planned increase in the federal carbon tax, set to take effect on Monday.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is calling on premiers opposed to increasing the carbon tax to propose credible alternatives to the federal measure.
The carbon price on consumer fuel like gasoline is drawing much of the attention ahead of the annual April 1 increase, to the point the opposition Conservatives called an ultimately unsuccessful non-confidence vote on the matter.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s non-confidence motion in the government over the carbon price increase set for April 1 has failed.