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OTTAWA — Ontario will align itself with California to fight for climate change following President Donald Trump’s decision to re-examine fuel efficiency regulations in the auto sector, the province’s environment ministry says.
Ontario wants to join a joint Quebec-California cap-and-trade program next year, and is vowing to continue co-operation at the “state level” on climate change initiatives, Gary Wheeler, a spokesman for the Ministry of the Environment said Thursday in an emailed statement.
“On matters of mutual interest and environmental significance, Ontario will continue to build relationships with our partners at the state-level. This includes our work with California through the Western Climate Initiative, and the intent to link our cap-and-trade program in 2018,” said Wheeler.
“It’s so important for all jurisdictions, including Ontario, California and Quebec, to work together in the fight against climate change.”