OCDE Defends Carbon Tax Policy in Canada
Monday, May 26, 2025, 12:21 pm
The OECD has strongly defended Canada’s controversial carbon tax on fuel, arguing that scrapping the measure would be unwise. The report stresses that the tax is crucial for meeting the country’s greenhouse gas reduction targets amid ongoing debates over its economic impact.
L’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques (OCDE) se porte à la défense de l’impopulaire taxe carbone sur le carburant qu’a abandonnée le gouvernement libéral de Mark Carney.
Le Canada devrait faire marche arrière et rétablir un mécanisme qui l’aiderait à atteindre ses cibles de GES.
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