Trudeau Says Manitoba Premier Among Politicians Not Being Honest About Carbon Tax

The comment, aimed in part at Manitoba Premier Heather Stephenson, was the latest episode in a long-running carbon pricing dispute between the province and Ottawa. “What the prime minister and others across the country don’t seem to be honest with Canadians about is in places like Manitoba, where the federal pollution price is in place, the average family makes more money from the pollution price than the extra price pollution is costing them,” Trudeau said in Winnipeg, shortly before a half-hour meeting with Stephenson. “We’ve found a way to fight climate change while supporting families who need that support, and that’s something we’ll continue to do.” Trudeau’s comments were in response to Stephenson’s calls for a temporary suspension of the carbon tax to help people deal with inflation. He sent a joint letter earlier this year with Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe urging Trudeau to take action. WATCH: Stephenson says Ottawa could do more to help Manitobans struggling with inflation

‘Now is the time to help’: Manitoba Premier Heather Stephenson faces rising inflation in her province.

Manitoba Premier Heather Stephenson met with Premier Justin Trudeau today to discuss ending the carbon tax and increasing health care transfers. “What’s needed is money in the pockets of Manitobans right now,” he said. After the meeting, Stefansson said she and Trudeau discussed the issue but remained at odds. He said suspending the tax would be more helpful than collecting it and then giving rebates. “Manitobans need that money now. So instead of taking the money from them and going through rebates and all that, just leave the money with them,” he said. Trudeau also fought with Stephenson’s predecessor, Brian Pallister, over carbon pricing. The province’s Progressive Conservative government had planned to implement its own carbon tax in 2017, but withdrew it after Ottawa said the provincial tax was not high enough. The federal Liberal government then imposed its own backstop system. It adds up the price of gasoline, natural gas and other goods and then gives money back through rebate checks. Manitoba went to court and argued that the federal government had no right to impose the backstop. The Federal Court sided with Ottawa last year. Earlier on Thursday, the four Atlantic premiers wrote to the federal government asking for a short-term extension of the deadline to submit plans for their own carbon pricing schemes. The letter said the additional costs imposed by the tax would add to inflationary pressures in Atlantic Canada. Ottawa’s deadline for provinces to submit their plans is Friday. Stephenson’s Tories are working more harmoniously with the federal government on several fronts, including a recent deal to upgrade the rail line to Churchill in the province’s north. The two governments are also working together to increase immigration levels, Stefansson said. But there are other points of contention. Stefansson criticized the federal government’s plan to cut fertilizer emissions by 30 percent by 2030. That issue was discussed during the meeting, Stefansson said, and she and the prime minister continue to disagree. During his one-day visit to Winnipeg, Trudeau also met with nursing students at the Universite de Saint-Boniface in a mock hospital room with fully equipped beds and patient mannequins. Trudeau then visited with parents and children at a child care center.

title: “Trudeau Says Manitoba Premier Among Politicians Not Being Honest About Carbon Tax Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-03” author: “Terry Kimbrough”

The comment, aimed in part at Manitoba Premier Heather Stephenson, was the latest episode in a long-running carbon pricing dispute between the province and Ottawa. “What the prime minister and others across the country don’t seem to be honest with Canadians about is in places like Manitoba, where the federal pollution price is in place, the average family makes more money from the pollution price than the extra price pollution is costing them,” Trudeau said in Winnipeg, shortly before a half-hour meeting with Stephenson. “We’ve found a way to fight climate change while supporting families who need that support, and that’s something we’ll continue to do.” Trudeau’s comments were in response to Stephenson’s calls for a temporary suspension of the carbon tax to help people deal with inflation. He sent a joint letter earlier this year with Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe urging Trudeau to take action. WATCH: Stephenson says Ottawa could do more to help Manitobans struggling with inflation

‘Now is the time to help’: Manitoba Premier Heather Stephenson faces rising inflation in her province.

Manitoba Premier Heather Stephenson met with Premier Justin Trudeau today to discuss ending the carbon tax and increasing health care transfers. “What’s needed is money in the pockets of Manitobans right now,” he said. After the meeting, Stefansson said she and Trudeau discussed the issue but remained at odds. He said suspending the tax would be more helpful than collecting it and then giving rebates. “Manitobans need that money now. So instead of taking the money from them and going through rebates and all that, just leave the money with them,” he said. Trudeau also fought with Stephenson’s predecessor, Brian Pallister, over carbon pricing. The province’s Progressive Conservative government had planned to implement its own carbon tax in 2017, but withdrew it after Ottawa said the provincial tax was not high enough. The federal Liberal government then imposed its own backstop system. It adds up the price of gasoline, natural gas and other goods and then gives money back through rebate checks. Manitoba went to court and argued that the federal government had no right to impose the backstop. The Federal Court sided with Ottawa last year. Earlier on Thursday, the four Atlantic premiers wrote to the federal government asking for a short-term extension of the deadline to submit plans for their own carbon pricing schemes. The letter said the additional costs imposed by the tax would add to inflationary pressures in Atlantic Canada. Ottawa’s deadline for provinces to submit their plans is Friday. Stephenson’s Tories are working more harmoniously with the federal government on several fronts, including a recent deal to upgrade the rail line to Churchill in the province’s north. The two governments are also working together to increase immigration levels, Stefansson said. But there are other points of contention. Stefansson criticized the federal government’s plan to cut fertilizer emissions by 30 percent by 2030. That issue was discussed during the meeting, Stefansson said, and she and the prime minister continue to disagree. During his one-day visit to Winnipeg, Trudeau also met with nursing students at the Universite de Saint-Boniface in a mock hospital room with fully equipped beds and patient mannequins. Trudeau then visited with parents and children at a child care center.

title: “Trudeau Says Manitoba Premier Among Politicians Not Being Honest About Carbon Tax Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-12” author: “Dwain Crosley”

The comment, aimed in part at Manitoba Premier Heather Stephenson, was the latest episode in a long-running carbon pricing dispute between the province and Ottawa. “What the prime minister and others across the country don’t seem to be honest with Canadians about is in places like Manitoba, where the federal pollution price is in place, the average family makes more money from the pollution price than the extra price pollution is costing them,” Trudeau said in Winnipeg, shortly before a half-hour meeting with Stephenson. “We’ve found a way to fight climate change while supporting families who need that support, and that’s something we’ll continue to do.” Trudeau’s comments were in response to Stephenson’s calls for a temporary suspension of the carbon tax to help people deal with inflation. He sent a joint letter earlier this year with Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe urging Trudeau to take action. WATCH: Stephenson says Ottawa could do more to help Manitobans struggling with inflation

‘Now is the time to help’: Manitoba Premier Heather Stephenson faces rising inflation in her province.

Manitoba Premier Heather Stephenson met with Premier Justin Trudeau today to discuss ending the carbon tax and increasing health care transfers. “What’s needed is money in the pockets of Manitobans right now,” he said. After the meeting, Stefansson said she and Trudeau discussed the issue but remained at odds. He said suspending the tax would be more helpful than collecting it and then giving rebates. “Manitobans need that money now. So instead of taking the money from them and going through rebates and all that, just leave the money with them,” he said. Trudeau also fought with Stephenson’s predecessor, Brian Pallister, over carbon pricing. The province’s Progressive Conservative government had planned to implement its own carbon tax in 2017, but withdrew it after Ottawa said the provincial tax was not high enough. The federal Liberal government then imposed its own backstop system. It adds up the price of gasoline, natural gas and other goods and then gives money back through rebate checks. Manitoba went to court and argued that the federal government had no right to impose the backstop. The Federal Court sided with Ottawa last year. Earlier on Thursday, the four Atlantic premiers wrote to the federal government asking for a short-term extension of the deadline to submit plans for their own carbon pricing schemes. The letter said the additional costs imposed by the tax would add to inflationary pressures in Atlantic Canada. Ottawa’s deadline for provinces to submit their plans is Friday. Stephenson’s Tories are working more harmoniously with the federal government on several fronts, including a recent deal to upgrade the rail line to Churchill in the province’s north. The two governments are also working together to increase immigration levels, Stefansson said. But there are other points of contention. Stefansson criticized the federal government’s plan to cut fertilizer emissions by 30 percent by 2030. That issue was discussed during the meeting, Stefansson said, and she and the prime minister continue to disagree. During his one-day visit to Winnipeg, Trudeau also met with nursing students at the Universite de Saint-Boniface in a mock hospital room with fully equipped beds and patient mannequins. Trudeau then visited with parents and children at a child care center.

title: “Trudeau Says Manitoba Premier Among Politicians Not Being Honest About Carbon Tax Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-09” author: “George Tracy”

The comment, aimed in part at Manitoba Premier Heather Stephenson, was the latest episode in a long-running carbon pricing dispute between the province and Ottawa. “What the prime minister and others across the country don’t seem to be honest with Canadians about is in places like Manitoba, where the federal pollution price is in place, the average family makes more money from the pollution price than the extra price pollution is costing them,” Trudeau said in Winnipeg, shortly before a half-hour meeting with Stephenson. “We’ve found a way to fight climate change while supporting families who need that support, and that’s something we’ll continue to do.” Trudeau’s comments were in response to Stephenson’s calls for a temporary suspension of the carbon tax to help people deal with inflation. He sent a joint letter earlier this year with Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe urging Trudeau to take action. WATCH: Stephenson says Ottawa could do more to help Manitobans struggling with inflation

‘Now is the time to help’: Manitoba Premier Heather Stephenson faces rising inflation in her province.

Manitoba Premier Heather Stephenson met with Premier Justin Trudeau today to discuss ending the carbon tax and increasing health care transfers. “What’s needed is money in the pockets of Manitobans right now,” he said. After the meeting, Stefansson said she and Trudeau discussed the issue but remained at odds. He said suspending the tax would be more helpful than collecting it and then giving rebates. “Manitobans need that money now. So instead of taking the money from them and going through rebates and all that, just leave the money with them,” he said. Trudeau also fought with Stephenson’s predecessor, Brian Pallister, over carbon pricing. The province’s Progressive Conservative government had planned to implement its own carbon tax in 2017, but withdrew it after Ottawa said the provincial tax was not high enough. The federal Liberal government then imposed its own backstop system. It adds up the price of gasoline, natural gas and other goods and then gives money back through rebate checks. Manitoba went to court and argued that the federal government had no right to impose the backstop. The Federal Court sided with Ottawa last year. Earlier on Thursday, the four Atlantic premiers wrote to the federal government asking for a short-term extension of the deadline to submit plans for their own carbon pricing schemes. The letter said the additional costs imposed by the tax would add to inflationary pressures in Atlantic Canada. Ottawa’s deadline for provinces to submit their plans is Friday. Stephenson’s Tories are working more harmoniously with the federal government on several fronts, including a recent deal to upgrade the rail line to Churchill in the province’s north. The two governments are also working together to increase immigration levels, Stefansson said. But there are other points of contention. Stefansson criticized the federal government’s plan to cut fertilizer emissions by 30 percent by 2030. That issue was discussed during the meeting, Stefansson said, and she and the prime minister continue to disagree. During his one-day visit to Winnipeg, Trudeau also met with nursing students at the Universite de Saint-Boniface in a mock hospital room with fully equipped beds and patient mannequins. Trudeau then visited with parents and children at a child care center.