Carney to move key carbon tax defender to new cabinet role: source [Video]

Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault will be given a new portfolio in Mark Carney’s cabinet, a source with knowledge of the decision told Radio-Canada.

The Montreal MP and former Greenpeace activist, who has held the portfolio since 2021, will instead be responsible for various files, said the source, who was not authorized to speak on the record.  

However, he will no longer be the face of the fight against climate change. 

Guilbeault learned the news earlier this week, the source said. 

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