OTTAWA — Canada’s conservative premiers are making a last-minute play to get Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to climb down on an imminent hike to the carbon tax.
Provincial leaders in seven provinces want Ottawa to pause an April 1 price increase amid affordability concerns. The campaign is likely to fail, but not without inflicting further damage on Trudeau’s signature climate policy.
Trudeau and his Cabinet insist there’s zero chance of a pause.
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“Never say never,” Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe repeated during a virtual appearance at an all-party House committee on Wednesday.
