Federal government prepared to impose carbon price on provinces: McKenna

OTTAWA – Environment Minister Catherine McKenna says the federal government is prepared to impose a price on carbon on any province that can’t come up with their own, or a cap and trade system.
The minister’s comments sparked the ire of at least one premier, Saskatchewan’s Brad Wall.
McKenna was speaking Sunday to CTV’s Question Period, two days after The Canadian Press reported that the Liberals would ratify the international Paris climate accord this fall even before they reach a deal with the provinces and territories on how to meet the country’s 2030 emissions target.
McKenna also said the federal government will stick to the existing targets for reducing carbon emissions, set by the previous Conservative government.
The Conservatives said they would reduce carbon emissions 17 per cent from 2005 levels by 2020 and 30 per cent by 2030.
The Liberal government has won international accolades for picking up the climate change baton, with Trudeau and McKenna receiving praise for helping reach the Paris climate change agreement come to fruition last fall.

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