The Conservatives have been raising expectations over the climate change plan that leader Andrew Scheer will unveil next week. One interesting thing about the Conservative climate change strategy has been the focus on the Liberal government’s projected failure to meet its Paris emission reduction targets. The “#Not-As-Advertised” campaign says the Liberal carbon tax will have to go a lot higher if Justin Trudeau wants to meet his Paris targets. If the output-pricing system were to stay in place, the carbon tax would have to be higher. On Wednesday afternoon, environment minister Catherine McKenna downplayed speculation about carbon tax increases after 2022.

Source: National Post June 13, 2019 21:22 UTC