OTTAWA — Liberal leadership candidate Mark Carney added his name to the list of Liberals promising to scrap the Trudeau government’s consumer carbon tax, instead promising incentives on the purchase of “eco-responsible” options and making “big polluters” pay more.

Carney says carbon pricing has lost the support of the Canadian people; pledge follows similar vow from rival Chrystia Freeland

OTTAWA – Liberal leadership contender Mark Carney is expected to announce a plan on Friday to abandon consumer carbon pricing but keep industrial pricing in place. “The consumer carbon tax

In a policy statement provided to the Star, Carney said the “divisive” current consumer carbon levy “isn’t working.”

Three environment ministers who served in Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government are supporting Mark Carney, who favours scrapping the consumer carbon price.

Canada’s national carbon tax on consumer fuels is likely in its final weeks after both major contenders to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as Liberal leader have promised to scrap it.