What does Trudeau’s election win mean for freight?
Generous government spending and climate change policies to continue as Justin Trudeau secures a third term as Canada’s prime minister. But he’ll still need support from other parties.
Generous government spending and climate change policies to continue as Justin Trudeau secures a third term as Canada’s prime minister. But he’ll still need support from other parties.
CTA President Stephen Laskowski says pivot reflects the political reality of federal election, which will see Trudeau and Liberals return to power weakened but in a Parliament dominated by parties that support carbon pricing.
Preliminary results in Canada’s federal election point to a minority government that will require the support of parties, which may push for stronger environmental policies.
Conservative leader Andrew Scheer has vowed to kill carbon pricing, but polling points to likelier path to power for Justin Trudeau’s weakened Liberals – given support from third-parties with compatible environmental policies.
Federal levy set to take effect January 1 in response to province scrapping its own pricing system.
About C$12 million in federal and provincial funding will support fuel-saving devices and retrofitting.
Saskatchewan’s highest court quashed a challenge to the Canadian government’s carbon tax, ruling that it was constitutional. The 151-page ruling by a majority of the Court of Appeal, released on […]