Morning Update: Premiers unite to appeal for ‘fair’ carbon-price approach

News Snapshot:

Good morning, Almost two weeks after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau exempted home heating oil from his carbon price plan, premiers from across the country called on the federal government to extend its exemption to all home heating fuels, not just heating oil. The Liberals announced on Oct. 26 that home heating oil, which is most widely used in the Atlantic provinces, would be exempt from the carbon price for more than three years. Meanwhile, on Parliament Hill, the minority Liberals again rejected the idea of introducing any further exemptions to the carbon price. Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault suggested he wouldn’t...