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How Canada figured out a carbon tax and gave the money back

Zero: The Climate Race

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The Hard Thing About Climate Policy in Canada

A number of provinces did not support it, led by conservative politicians. But I actually believe that provinces should design the system that makes sense for them. Every economy is different. We're a very big country. We have provinces that have a lot of oil and gas. There are also provinces that have none. It's hard, but policy matters. You have to think about people. In fact, I fought quite hard internally to get it so all the money went back in a transparent way.

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