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Premier Brian Pallister has announced his government's made-in-Manitoba carbon plan.
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Manitoba carbon plan targets lower rates

The provincial plan calls for a $25 a tonne flat carbon tax that won't rise to the $50 a tonne called for by the federal government

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Manitoba’s Made-in-Manitoba flat $25 a tonne carbon tax will not rise to $50 a tonne as called for under the federal government’s plan. The proposal also exempts farm fuel, as reported last night by the Manitoba Co-operator. Read more: Farm fuel to be exempt from Manitoba carbon tax Read more: Legal opinion backs Pallister’s approach to
“In the next two to three weeks we should have the constitutional interpretation back and then very soon thereafter… we’ll be able to come out with our plan.” – Brian Pallister
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Manitobans will see carbon price plan soon

But Premier Brian Pallister first wants to see the conclusions of a legal review on the constitutionality of Ottawa imposing a carbon tax on the provinces

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The Manitoba government’s carbon pricing plan will soon be announced. “In the next two to three weeks we should have the constitutional interpretation back and then very soon thereafter, by knowing where we’re at and what Ottawa can force us to do, we’ll be able to come out with our plan,” Premier Brian Pallister said
National Post columnist Andrew Coyne told the Canadian Global Grains Symposium in Calgary that a carbon tax is the most efficient way to discourage carbon emissions because it’s market driven instead of regulatory.
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Carbon tax more efficient than regulations: Coyne

And just because the Americans don’t have one doesn’t mean Canada will be less competitive, according to the National Post columnist

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If Canadians want to cut carbon emissions to mitigate climate change, a carbon tax is the most efficient way to do it, says National Post, columnist Andrew Coyne. “My economics training tells me that’s the best way to approach this,” Coyne told the Canadian Global Crops Symposium April 12. “Carbon pricing I guarantee you is
Dan Mazier speaks at KAP’s AGM.
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Carbon pricing focus of KAP resolutions

Carbon pricing continues to generate debate as Canada moves closer to climate change deadline

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Carbon pricing is coming, but Manitoba producers are still trying to suss out exactly what that will mean for their farms. At Keystone Agricultural Producers’ annual general meeting in Winnipeg last week, three resolutions were put forward on the issue, including one asking for clarification on the organization’s position on the carbon pricing. That resolution
KAP asks for exemption of on-farm emissions
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KAP asks for exemption of on-farm emissions

Carbon pricing remains a heated topic of debate as Manitoba 
moves towards revealing a climate change strategy

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While Manitoba has yet to join other provinces in signing on to a national climate change framework, Keystone Agricultural Producers has prepared its own proposal for implementing carbon pricing. “We hope we have a solution here that will bring producers in as part of the effort to tackle climate change, but do it in a

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