Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reacted to news that Liberal leadership hopefuls Chrystia Freeland and Mark Carney may remove the federal carbon levy, saying he is “very proud” of the government’s record on climate change policies.
“Obviously, people running in elections and running for the leadership will be able to put forward their own ideas about how to fight climate change,” Trudeau told reporters during a Jan. 16 press conference in Windsor, Ont.
“I’m very, very proud of our record of standing up and fighting climate change and making life more affordable for Canadians.”
Citing unnamed sources, CTV News and Toronto Star reported on Jan. 16 that leadership contenders Freeland, Trudeau’s former deputy prime minister and minister of finance, and Carney, former governor of Bank of Canada, would drop consumer carbon pricing if elected leader, and instead focus on industrial emitters. Carney said during a recent appearance on The Daily Show that Canada needed to have a carbon pricing system where “Canadians today are not paying the price.”…