Canada still has a federal carbon tax law–Carney’s order explained

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s claim to “cancel” the consumer portion of the carbon tax is misleading as a federal carbon pricing scheme law remains on the books.

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s claim to “cancel” the consumer portion of the carbon tax is misleading as a federal carbon pricing scheme law remains on the books.

Carney’s announcement on Friday was based on an order in council to lower the cost of the consumer portion of the tax to zero. In reality, the federal carbon tax, legally known as the Greenhouse …