Alberta Premier Danielle Smith opposes Ottawa's carbon tax increase, while Nova Scotia's Premier Tim Houston offers an alternative plan.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith opposes Ottawa's carbon tax increase while simultaneously restoring her own gas tax, despite her government's commitment to affordability. Nova Scotia's Premier Tim Houston submitted a new plan called "Still Better Than a Carbon Tax," seeking to achieve climate change goals without imposing a carbon tax. The federal government's carbon tax increase took effect on Monday.