Posted 11/22/2023, 6:53:00 PM
Conservatives Reject Canada-Ukraine Trade Bill Over Carbon Pricing Dispute, Liberals Claim Sabotage
- Conservative Party unanimously rejected trade bill with Ukraine over carbon tax concerns, leaving Liberals "gobsmacked"
- Bill seeks to update Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement signed by Trudeau and Zelenskyy in September
- Text includes commitment for both countries to promote carbon pricing, but does not force pollution pricing plan
- Liberals accuse Conservatives of not supporting Ukraine, while Conservatives say bill imposes unwanted carbon tax
- Ukrainian Canadian Congress grateful to parties that supported bill, urges all MPs to back modernized trade deal