Canadians are about to start paying a carbon tax in what is set to be a key political battleground of the 2019 election. Ontario is among the provinces challenging Trudeau’s plan, that goes into effect Jan. 1, in court. A wide-ranging tax on nearly all fuels is set to take effect in April in four provinces. The Business Council of Canada, representing chief executives of nearly all Canada’s biggest companies, backs Trudeau’s plan. The industrial emissions plan applies to Ontario, New Brunswick, Manitoba, Prince Edward Island, and to electricity and natural gas pipelines in Saskatchewan.

Source: thestar December 31, 2018 18:33 UTC