Americas > Liberal minority government offers hope for Canadian climate policy, carbon pricing to stay the course

Liberal minority government offers hope for Canadian climate policy, carbon pricing to stay the course

Published 08:25 on October 22, 2019  /  Last updated at 14:06 on October 9, 2020  / Matthew Lithgow /  Americas, Canada, Carbon Taxes, International, US

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberals lost their parliamentary majority in Monday’s federal election but still exceeded many pollsters' expectations, as a stronger showing by left-leaning parties could pressure a deeper commitment to climate ambition and stave off the oil and gas-centred demands of the resurgent Conservatives.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberals lost their parliamentary majority in Monday’s federal election but still exceeded many pollsters' expectations, as a stronger showing by left-leaning parties could pressure a deeper commitment to climate ambition and stave off the oil and gas-centred demands of the resurgent Conservatives.


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