Is it time for a “middle ground” on carbon reduction as the looming increase to the federal carbon price continues to stir growing concerns among both progressive and conservative political leaders?
Former Saskatchewan conservative premier Brad Wall says yes, and that any potential changes to how Canada tries to reduce carbon will need to weigh both what’s affordable for families and what technology can be used.
“If there’s a change at the federal level, a new government is going to have to look at the financial state of things. Look at the books, so to speak, of the country and determine what is affordable,” said Wall, who is a longtime opponent of the federal carbon price.
“I do think there’s a middle ground somewhere between a carbon tax that’s really not good for the economy and not very good for families in an inflationary environment, and an approach to technology that might take a price signal, …