“Canada’s climate plan is working, and the overall trend in emissions is downward toward 2030,” she said. The 2017 emissions are two per cent below what emissions were in 2005. Four provinces had a carbon price in 2017 — British Columbia and Alberta had a direct carbon tax, and Ontario and Quebec had cap-and-trade systems. Conservative environment critic Ed Fast said the 2017 numbers prove the Liberals’ climate plan isn’t working. The Conservatives are heavily critical of the carbon tax strategy and plan to eliminate it if elected in the fall.

Source: National Post April 16, 2019 17:48 UTC