Americas > Ontario cap-and-trade exit will be hard but new govt could “screw up” market, says former minister

Ontario cap-and-trade exit will be hard but new govt could “screw up” market, says former minister

Published 01:30 on April 7, 2018  /  Last updated at 01:30 on April 7, 2018  /  Americas, Canada, Carbon Taxes, US

Dismantling Ontario’s cap-and-trade scheme and exiting the North American WCI programme would be “pretty hard” for a new provincial government to do without incurring high costs or denting business and investor confidence, according to Ontario’s former environment minister.
Dismantling Ontario’s cap-and-trade scheme and exiting the North American WCI programme would be “pretty hard” for a new provincial government to do without incurring high costs or denting business and investor confidence, according to Ontario’s former environment minister.


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