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Kathryn Harrison, Simon Donner
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Opinion
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April 5th 2024
Calls to suspend the April 1 increase at best ignore the real causes of the affordability crisis, and at worst seek to win Canadians’ support via false solutions.
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More in today's news
B.C. Premier David Eby's loyalty to the carbon tax has landed him at the centre of a political maelstrom on carbon pricing, which the BC Green Party calls a distraction from the big-picture solutions needed for climate change.
Rochelle Baker
News, Politics
| April 5th 2024
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This week, Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston sent a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau where he presented his “Still Better Than a Carbon Tax” plan, which he insisted would “do far more to address climate change.” It follows his first attempt to skirt the tax in August 2022. That plan was similarly titled “Better Than a Carbon Tax.”
Cloe Logan
News, Climate Solutions Reporting
| April 5th 2024
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Most Canadians support a crackdown on single-use plastics and less plastic production, a new poll indicates just weeks before international negotiations kick off in Ottawa on a global plastics treaty.
Natasha Bulowski
News, Ottawa Insider
| April 5th 2024
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Manitoba Hydro can’t escape its emergency reliance on natural gas as demand ramps up for electric power.
Winnipeg Free Press
News
| April 5th 2024
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Nova Scotia Federation of Agriculture’s Living Labs project aims to help farmers better tackle climate change.
Jon Tattrie
News, Climate Solutions Reporting
| April 5th 2024
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Saskatchewan had forecast a more than $1 billion surplus for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, but fresh budget documents released last month show that surplus has completely evaporated, leaving it with an approximate $482 million deficit for the year instead.
Amanda Stephenson
News, Politics
| April 4th 2024
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Asymptomatic cases may seem reassuring for the penguins, but scientists fear they could act as Trojan horses for other species.
Phoebe Weston
News
| April 5th 2024
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Canadian airlines say travellers won't see their flight times affected by Monday's total solar eclipse, though passengers should protect their eyes during the astronomical event.
Nicole Thompson
News
| April 4th 2024
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