Mike Sudoma/CP Manitoba Premier, Brian Pallister shakes hands with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the Fairmont Hotel in Winnipeg on Jan. 20, 2020. WINNIPEG — Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister is holding out the possibility of imposing a carbon tax in his province as he tries to fashion a green plan that will meet with the federal government’s approval. Pallister’s government initially came up with a green plan that included a carbon tax that was below the national standard set by the Trudeau government. He scrapped the plan when it was rejected by Ottawa and joined his fellow conservative premiers in challenging the federal carbon tax backstop in court. Ottawa is imposing its tax on provinces that have refused to meet the national standard for pricing carbon emissions: Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario.

Source: Huffington Post January 20, 2020 18:40 UTC