Government moves to purge consumer carbon pricing from law

The federal government moved on Tuesday to purge consumer carbon pricing from law, effectively putting an end to what was once the keystone of the Liberals’ climate policy. In a notice of motion tabled in the House of Commons, the government signalled it...

Inflation slows sharply to 1.7% in April as consumer carbon price ends

OTTAWA — The end of the consumer carbon price at the start of April drove inflation down sharply, Statistics Canada said Tuesday, but there were signs of pressure building at the grocery store. The annual pace of inflation cooled to 1.7 per cent last month, down from...