The PBO estimates that would mean an additional cost of 23 cents for a litre of gasoline. The report was released the same day Environment Minister Catherine McKenna said the government would enforce the federal carbon tax in Alberta starting next January. Alberta repealed its consumer carbon tax in May, though a separate tax on large industrial emitters in Alberta remains in place. McKenna reiterated that the government is committed to meeting the Paris targets and emphasized the role of factors other than the price on carbon, such as clean technology and infrastructure. The PBO analysis assumes that additional carbon pricing is the only thing Canada would implement beyond already-announced climate change measures.

Source: thestar June 13, 2019 14:48 UTC