Fri, Mar 29, 2024

Gormley: Saskatchewan pushed back on Trudeau carbon tax

Hundreds of calls, texts and social media posts bombarded my radio show as listeners unloaded on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s national carbon tax.

Announced by Trudeau in the House of Commons at the same moment provincial environment ministers were huddled in Montreal to develop a climate and carbon strategy, the first thought was how rude the whole thing seemed.

EPA Boss: Coal Regulations Are About the Politics of Power

In a classic case of exercising power for the sake of power, Gina McCarthy (shown), administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), admitted that the real reason for EPA regulations is “showing sort of domestic leadership as well as garnering support around the country for the agreement we reached in Paris.”

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