Carbon Price Rising To 50 A Tonne Today Adds 2.2 Cents To A Litre Of Gas

OTAWA – The national price for pollution will increase by another $ 10 per tonne of greenhouse gas emissions, as planned today in most provinces.
Environment Minister Steven Gilbo is resisting political pressure to delay or cancel the increase as fuel prices rise mainly due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Guilbeault says the government is not going to delay or delay the climate action plan, whose coal price is seen as a “cornerstone”.
Today’s increase raises the total price to $ 50 per tonne, adding another 2.2 cents to the cost of a liter of gasoline, or 11 cents in total.
The federal levy applies directly to Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario, but British Columbia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island also increase provincial coal levies to stay in line.
Quebec and Nova Scotia use cap-and-trade systems and Newfoundland and Labrador will increase their price to $ 50 a tonne later in 2022.