Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-04-17 12:00:50 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: F1ECA78041BDFAF7BB2E4315E2AEF6B0F677F53451FF27C120F8D2F11A4DCBEC
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Original Note:
Ontario used to have a cap-and-trade system in tandem with Quebec and California through the Western Climate Initiative. The Ford Government in Ontario pulled out of this agreement in 2018: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-officially-ends-cap-and-trade-1.4885872 This resulted in a Federal Carbon Tax serving as a backstop: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-carbon-tax-doug-ford-justin-trudeau-1.4734971
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