OTTAWA — The political retreat from national carbon pricing gathered pace on Monday, when Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre vowed to go further than his political opponents by dismantling the entire federal regime that imposes a cost on greenhouse gas emissions that cause climate change.
The pledge amounted to a one-up on Prime Minister Mark Carney, who just days ago — in one of his first acts in office — ditched the consumer carbon price that Poilievre has long lampooned as a tax that is driving up costs.
Raisa Patel is an Ottawa-based reporter covering federalpolitics for the Star. Follow her on Twitter: @R_SPatel.
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