"Canada Will Impose Nationwide Carbon Price: Minister"

"Canada will impose a carbon price on provinces that do not adequately regulate emissions by themselves, Environment Minister Catherine McKenna said on Sunday without giving details on how the Liberal government will do so.

Speaking on the CTV broadcaster's 'Question Period,' a national politics talk show, McKenna said the new emissions regime will be in place sometime in October, before a federal-provincial meeting on the matter.

She only said the government will have a 'backstop' for provinces that do not comply, but did not address questions on penalties for defiance."

Ethan Lou reports for Reuters September 19, 2016.

Source: Reuters, 09/20/2016