Liberal Premier Joins Call for Ottawa to Scrap April 1 Carbon Tax Hike

Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey is calling on Ottawa to stop its planned carbon pricing hike next month, saying the high cost of living is burden enough for Canadian families. Mr. Furey, Canada’s only Liberal provincial premier, has penned an open letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau asking him to rethink hiking the carbon tax by 23 percent during the “most significant cost of living crisis in a generation.” The carbon tax is set to increase $15 on April 1, from $65 to $80 per tonne. The federal charge will be applied across the country except in British Columbia, Quebec, and the Northwest Territories where they collect their own fuel tax....