March 28, 2024

Environment minister defends carbon tax amid high gas prices

B.C.’s environment minister is defending the carbon tax even as gas prices hit the ceiling. The carbon tax goes up again on July 1, from 5.56 cents per litre to 6.67. "When you look at the big jump in gas prices we've seen lately, the carbon tax is, you know, quite small,” says Terry Lake. Lake says the tax will be reviewed beginning … [Read more...]

Oppal defends Pickton probe amid criticism

The head of a public inquiry into the Robert Pickton case defended the process Tuesday against allegations it’s ignoring the voices of aboriginals, as a lawyer appointed to represent that community resigned and one of the few remaining First Nations groups left in the process pulled out. Aboriginal activists have long dismissed the inquiry as … [Read more...]