Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Brenna Owen
Publication Date: March 31, 2025 - 17:30
B.C. NDP fast-tracking end of consumer carbon tax, Eby says gas to drop 17 cents
March 31, 2025
British Columbia’s government is fast-tracking the end of its consumer carbon tax ahead of the lifting of the federal equivalent on Tuesday, with Premier David Eby saying consumers should expect immediate price relief at gas pumps.The NDP’s bill amending B.C.’s Carbon Tax Act to set the consumer rate at $0 passed its first reading on Monday – BC Green Rob Botterell was the lone dissenting vote – and it was poised to complete its journey into law by the end of the day.
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