Premiers to Focus on Energy Costs, Health Care at Halifax Meeting of Leaders

Premiers to Focus on Energy Costs, Health Care at Halifax Meeting of Leaders
B.C. Premier David Eby (2nd L) speaks to media during the closing news conference at the Council of the Federation Canadian premiers meeting at The Fort Garry Hotel in Winnipeg, on July 12, 2023. The Canadian Press/John Woods
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The effect of carbon pricing measures on the rising cost of living across Canada is slated to take centre stage at this week’s meeting of the country’s premiers and territorial leaders in Halifax.

That focus comes after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced last month a three-year pause on carbon pricing for home fuel oil, along with the expansion of a grant program to help some lower-income Canadians cover the cost of installing heat pumps.