Ottawa suggests some funding could be pulled over carbon tax: Manitoba minister
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government says it is receiving mixed messages from the federal government about whether $67 million in funding for clean-energy projects is still available.
Sustainable Development Minister Rochelle Squires says she fears Ottawa may pull that money now that Manitoba has scrapped plans to bring in a carbon tax.
Squires says that would be disappointing, because the $67 million is needed to reduce carbon emissions and is separate from any carbon tax.
A deal in principle was announced in February on cash from the national Low Carbon Economy Leadership Fund.