Canada’s premiers presented a rare unified front as they took turns saying Ottawa’s recent changes to its carbon pricing measures were unfair to the country. Following a meeting in Halifax, premiers from across Canada, including Premier Dennis King, called on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to ensure that federal policies, like carbon pricing, are delivered in an equitable way. Last week, Trudeau announced his government would pause for three years the carbon price on home heating oil to make it easier for users of that fuel to switch to electric heat pumps. But the move immediately drew criticism from premiers in Western Canada, where few residents and businesses use home heating oil.
