Trudeau’s Carbon Tax Set to Take Effect in Industrial Heartland
- Ontario will be a key battleground as PM seeks second mandate
- Fuel tax due in April, while major emitters’ tax begins Jan. 1
Sectors such as cement and steel face easier targets than others.
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Canadians are about to start paying a carbon tax in what is set to be a key political battleground of the 2019 election.
Beginning Jan. 1, Justin Trudeau’s government will start rolling out a “backstop” price on provinces that don’t have their own levies on emissions. That includes Ontario, an industrial heavyweight whose populist premier scrapped an existing plan, setting up a standoff with the Canadian prime minister.