Scrapping cap-and-trade scheme, lower gas prices are Ford’s populist priority

Having campaigned on a populist platform, Doug Ford is pressing ahead with that stance just days into the job as Ontario’s new premier. Ford plans to axe the province’s carbon cap-and-trade scheme as part of his plan to lower gasoline costs by ten cents per litre. The move ticks two populist boxes:

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Posted on Jul 05, 18

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