New Brunswick's carbon price on heavy industry has won federal approval, but that approval comes with a warning that the decision is just a truce, not a lasting peace in the federal-provincial battle over climate policy. New Brunswick consumers have been paying a provincial carbon tax on gas since April 1 of this year. (Graham Hughes/Canadian Press)The two notifications came a day before the Supreme Court of Canada is set to open two days of hearings on whether the federal carbon tax regime is constitutional. New Brunswick consumers have been paying a provincial carbon tax on gas since April 1 of this year. The government's plan is to continue lowering the excise tax every year by the same amount the carbon tax rises — meaning the net impact will remain two cents per litre indefinitely.

Source: CBC News September 21, 2020 14:17 UTC