Ford Government Will Require Referendum on Any Future Ontario Carbon Tax

Ford Government Will Require Referendum on Any Future Ontario Carbon Tax
Ontario Premier Doug Ford delivers remarks at Lakeshore Collegiate Institute in Toronto on Aug. 31, 2023. The Canadian Press/Spencer Colby
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Ontario Premier Doug Ford says his government will be introducing legislation to require a referendum on any future provincial carbon tax.

Ontario is currently subject to the federally imposed carbon tax since it doesn’t have one of its own, as required by federal regulations and upheld by the Supreme Court. Provinces that have their own carbon tax system, such as British Columbia, aren’t subject to the federal carbon tax.