Doug Ford Warns Federal Liberals of Election ‘Annihilation’ Due to Carbon Tax

Ontario Premier Doug Ford has advised the federal Liberals to cancel the carbon tax or face “annihilation” in the next election.  Mr. Ford made the comments in response to a question a reporter asked him about Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe’s decision to stop collecting or remitting the carbon tax on home heating.  He said that Ontario can’t make the same move because the province does not own the utility, whereas Saskatchewan has a Crown corporation for energy services.  “They own the utility so they can they can do it. We can’t because our utility suppliers are private,” Mr. Ford said. “We do have shares in Hydro One but Enbridge and other utility companies are private so we can’t do it, but good luck to my friend Scott Moe.”...