Manitoba refuses to sign climate framework over health spending concerns
OTTAWA — Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister staged a one-man protest of sorts Friday, refusing to sign on to Justin Trudeau’s pan-Canadian climate change framework without first getting an agreement on more federal money for health care.
Manitoba is one of only two provinces that wouldn’t support the climate agreement finalized in Ottawa following a first ministers meeting between the premiers and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
It came as no surprise that Saskatchewan wasn’t on board: Premier Brad Wall has long opposed putting a national price on carbon.
But Pallister’s opposition was unexpected, his rationale even more so.