Trump presidency doesn’t change need for Canadian carbon price, says Trudeau
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says it’s full steam ahead for his government’s environmental plan — including a national carbon price — despite a Donald Trump presidency that will likely recast America’s climate-change priorities.
The Liberals have made the fight against climate change one of the motifs of their government since coming to power a year ago, and had a highly sympathetic Democratic partner in Washington under the administration of President Barack Obama.
The new American president-elect, by contrast, has suggested climate change is a hoax, wants the United States out of the Paris climate accord and plans to promote the exploration and development of fossil fuels, including coal.
Trump’s campaign website includes a section on energy but nothing on environmental policy.