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Premier Doug Ford announced Thursday that the Ontario government would support the Saskatchewan court record. It calls into question the right of the federal government to impose a carbon tax on the provinces.
"Ontario will help Saskatchewan intervene in the landmark case that it has filed in the court of appeal, an important step in the fight against federal carbon. According to Toronto-Danforth MLA, Peter Tabuns, from the NDP's point of view, is a waste of time
"Frankly, I think he should devote his time to developing a plan to "This is not what Ontarians want," said Mr. Tabuns in an interview on Thursday.
"It does not make sense to me."
] Ontario Green Party leader Mike Schreiner called the lawsuit "useless."
"I think it's a waste of money for Ontario to To pursue a lawsuit that we are going to lose, "he said.
" This lawsuit is not about what's good for people It's about scoring political points for Prime Minister Ford . "[19659010] Ontario Premier Doug Ford, left, and Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe discuss with reporters as Canadian prime ministers meet in St. Andrews, NB on Thursday. Ford and Moe agree to fight the federal government's plan to impose a carbon tax (Andrew Vaughan / Canadian Press)
"Doing nothing is not an option"
] Tabuns and Schreiner invite Ford to come
The NDP would like the cap-and-trade system to continue after Ford's plan was canceled earlier this month.
But the NDP would like it to be changed to
M. Schreiner said the province should find ways to encourage people to invest here.
"We should have a plan on climate change that says," Hey, Ontario is open to business if you want to invest in the clean economy: let's put a price on pollution and pay back all the money, put it in people's pockets to help them move to a low-carbon economy and we are committed to ensuring that we leave a viable future to our children and grandchildren .
Acting Liberal Leader John Fraser also criticized the Ford government for having no plan for climate change.
"Climate change is the biggest challenge facing our generation, which will affect our economy and almost every aspect of our lives, from housing to health care. they will fix it, "Fraser said in a statement
." Going back and abandoning responsibility for the global effort to tackle climate change is simply unacceptable. is not an option. "
Ford's office did not immediately return a request for comment
