Doug Ford scraps carbon tax plan and sets up climate fight with Trudeau
by Ashifa Kassam in Toronto from Environment | The Guardian on (#3T8JT)
Decision to end program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions puts Ontario in line for showdown with federal government
Ontario's new rightwing government has ended a carbon pricing policy aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions in Canada's most populous province.
The move to scrap the cap-and-trade program puts the provincial Conservative government - led by Doug Ford - directly at odds with the federal government's bid to ensure provinces have a price on carbon in place by the end of 2018.
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