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RSS FeedsDoug Ford says he´ll reconsider carbon tax challenge if federal Conservatives lose election
(The Star Television)

 
 

24 august 2019 02:20:12

 
Doug Ford says he´ll reconsider carbon tax challenge if federal Conservatives lose election
(The Star Television)
 


Ontario’s court challenge of the federal carbon tax could be dropped if Andrew Scheer’s Conservatives lose the Oct. 21 federal election, says Premier Doug Ford.A Liberal victory by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau or another party that supports the carbon tax would put Ontario’s case in a different light, Ford suggested Friday.The premier said he would first consult with Attorney General Doug Downey on legal options in the event of a loss by Scheer, who has been campaigning heavily against the carbon tax of 4.4 cents per litre of gasoline imposed on provinces not levying their own fee. “We’ll be consulting with cabinet and we’ll move forward from there, but I do respect democracy,” Ford told reporters at the Toronto Police College in Etobicoke.“The people are going to decide when the election’s over. Once the people decide, I believe in democracy.” Trudeau promised a national carbon pricing strategy in the Liberals’ come-from-behind 2015 election campaign that brought him to power.Ford called the carbon levy a “terrible tax” that makes gasoline more expensive, but his government has drawn criticism in some quarters for setting aside $30 million to finance the court challenge — particularly after losing a first round at the Ontario Court of Appeal in June. “It is shameful to see Conservatives continue to play politics with climate change on the taxpayers time,” said Sabrina Kim, press secretary to federal Environment and Climate Change Minister Catherine McKenna, urging Ford to “do the right thing” and abandon an appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada.Ford’s comments come as federal Conservatives have been privately expressing concerns that the stumbles his government has made on a number of issues including autism, a cronyism scandal, sex education and class sizes will hurt their chances of defeating Trudeau in the vote two months from now. The premier n ...


 
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