Environment Minister Won’t Confirm $170 a Tonne Carbon Tax Cap Past 2030

Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault is refusing to guarantee the current $170 per tonne cap on the carbon tax after 2030, saying it’s “a decision that hasn’t been made.” Mr. Guilbeault, while testifying before the Commons environment committee Dec. 14, was accused by Conservatives of reneging on a 2021 cabinet promise to keep the current cap in place, the equivalent of 40 cents per litre on gasoline, as reported by Blacklock’s Reporter. “Can you promise Canadians your government will never raise the carbon tax higher than $170 a tonne?” Conservative MP Dan Mazier asked the environment minister. “We have made a determination until 2030,” Mr. Guilbeault replied. “We haven’t made any determination for what will happen after 2030.”...