Kootenay politicians are speaking out as carbon tax rates have gone up as of April 1 across B.C., most visibly at the fuel pumps by roughly three cents a litre, but also affecting natural gas, propane, aviation fuel and more.
It’s a complicated discourse in B.C., as the province has had a carbon tax program since 2008, while the federal government implemented a carbon pricing program in 2019 for provinces that don’t meet the federal standards.
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