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30 May, 2019 — Ottawa unveils new carbon tax rebate programs for small businesses  Global NewsSmall businesses in the four provinces with a national carbon price will share $1.4 billion over the next four years to help them reduce their energy use but business-owners say they are getting the short end of the rebate stick.

30 May, 2019 — Alberta provincial carbon tax dead, as federal tax looms  Global NewsAlberta’s consumer carbon tax is dead, setting the stage for a showdown with Ottawa over the imposition of a new one. The province cancelled its tax on gasoline at the pumps and on home heating fuels just after midnight Thursday morning. Later in the day, the legislature was to pass third and final reading of An Act to Repeal the Carbon Tax to make the change official.

30 May, 2019 — Big Oil Pushes Corporate-Friendly Carbon Tax to Halt Green New Deal Wave  TruthoutBig oil is attempting to shield itself from Green New Deal efforts with a free-market-based carbon tax plan.

30 May, 2019 — Nunavut gov't unveils first part of carbon tax mitigation measures  CBC.caThe Nunavut government plans to subsidize half of the costs its residents will bear as a result of the federal government's carbon tax.

30 May, 2019 — LETTER – Carbon tax debate far surpasses price at the pumps  Comox Valley RecordDear editor,. If both sides aren't happy with an agreement in a contract negation, you probably have the best deal possible. The population of Canada seems to ...

29 May, 2019 — Opinion | Carbon tax just makes everything more expensive  TheRecord.comLetter writer Tom Miceli asks which part of the carbon tax people are against.

29 May, 2019 — Uncertainty for clients due to carbon pricing  Law TimesOn April 1, the federal carbon price backstop came into effect, which meant that a $20/tonne charge for greenhouse gas emissions is being applied in Ontario.

28 May, 2019 — Feds spent $1 million reminding Canadians of carbon tax rebate: document  CTV NewsThe Liberal government spent more than $1 million sending postcards to remind people in four provinces to claim the carbon tax rebate.

28 May, 2019 — No, Alberta didn’t scrap its carbon tax  The Globe and MailAlberta's UCP government has vowed to end carbon pricing – but really, its plan is to shrink it and hide it from sight.

28 May, 2019 — Carbon tax repeal tops UCP agenda  Westlock NewsAlberta's new United Conservative government delivered its first throne speech last week and as expected, repealing the carbon tax, introduced by the NDP, ...