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24 May, 2019 — Carbon tax rebate claimed by 97 per cent of eligible families so far this year, Canada Revenue Agency says  Toronto StarOf 7.9 million eligible families who filed taxes by May 21, 7.7 million claimed the rebate meant to cover the cost of the federal carbon price, according to the ...

24 May, 2019 — On carbon pricing and pipelines, the Liberals have scored wins but they might pay for it on the campaign trail  Toronto StarTwo victories in court this month have strengthened Trudeau's legal hand but the electoral hands of his rivals are now also stronger, Chantal Hébert writes.

23 May, 2019 — 75 Business Leaders Lobbied Congress for Carbon Pricing. Did Republicans Listen?  InsideClimate NewsAn epic quest loomed Wednesday before the largest gathering of business leaders in a decade to advocate for climate action on Capitol Hill. Could they find a ...

22 May, 2019 — Carbon tax elimination proposal leaves Albertans awaiting solar rebates in limbo  CTV News CalgaryThe provincial government’s plan to do away with the carbon tax is expected to result in the termination of Alberta’s solar rebate program, to the potential detriment of the solar panel industry and those who have had panels recently installed.

22 May, 2019 — Paying some piddling carbon tax will do nothing to defend us from what lies ahead: Neil Macdonald  CBC NewsSometime this summer, once Prime Minister Justin Trudeau calls the next election, our political leaders will try hard to lead us, like a herd of confused cattle, into a stupid fight and the wrong conversation. Conservative leaders intend to make Trudeau's carbon tax the big issue. Conservative premiers are fighting it in court.

22 May, 2019 — Premier Jason Kenney takes first step toward repealing Alberta’s carbon tax  Toronto StarPremier Jason Kenney and his United Conservative government took the first step Wednesday in killing Alberta's carbon tax, the number 1 promise the party ...

22 May, 2019 — Letter of the Day: Carbon tax needed, other taxes not  Saskatoon StarPhoenixOn May 3 the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal ruled that the Government of Canada is within its constitutional rights to impose a carbon tax on provinces that ...

22 May, 2019 — Albertans eager to save some money with death of provincial carbon tax  CBC.caAlberta premier Jason Kenney is set to pull the plug on Alberta's carbon tax. Bill 1, the legislation to repeal the tax, is set to be tabled in the legislature soon after ...

22 May, 2019 — Doug Ford and Blaine Higgs meet in Toronto, discuss carbon tax and trade  CTV NewsOntario Premier Doug Ford met with his New Brunswick counterpart to discuss a number of issues Wednesday, including their shared opposition to the federal ...

22 May, 2019 — Kenney government's first bill to kill Alberta's carbon tax  National ObserverThe new Alberta government of Jason Kenney introduced its first piece on legislation on Wednesday, to scrap the province's carbon tax, raising the stakes in its ...