Quebec becomes last province with a price on carbon, but how long will it last?

Quebec is still on board with its carbon cap-and-trade system, but for how long?

The end of the federal consumer carbon tax could change that -- especially once Quebecers are paying higher prices at the pump.

Quebec remains on board with carbon pricing, but how long will it last?

MONTREAL — Pressure is starting to mount on Quebec to reconsider its cap-and-trade emissions pricing system after the federal consumer price ended Tuesday.

Quebec becomes last province with a price on carbon, but how long will it last?

With the federal measure now gone, critics of carbon pricing say it’s only a matter of time before Quebeckers start to feel pain at the pump

Quebec becomes only province with a price on carbon, but it might not last

Quebec is now the only province in Canada that hasn't abandoned carbon pricing, choosing to maintain its 2013 cap-and-trade system. Critics of carbon pricing see this as an opportunity to pressure the provincial government to get rid of it.

The carbon tax on consumers ends across the country, except in Quebec, which becomes the last province to maintain its own system.

Quebec becomes last province to have carbon price

As Quebec becomes the last province in Canada that hasn't abandoned carbon pricing, the province could start feeling pressure to align itself with the rest of the country.