Ukraine has had a carbon tax for years
The basis for Poilievre’s concerns seems to be a clause in chapter 13 of the modernization agreement between Canada and Ukraine (the new agreement runs to 30 chapters, plus annexes).
“Consistent with Article 13.24, the Parties shall cooperate bilaterally and in international forums to address matters of mutual interest, as appropriate, to … promote carbon pricing and measures to mitigate carbon leakage risks,” the agreement states.
Poilievre’s insistence that this is meant to “impose” a carbon tax on Ukrainians is also hard to square with the fact that Ukraine has had a carbon tax since 2011.
Wow, there’s some serious paranoia here. When you shout Russian agents that easily you start to sound a bit like McCarthy.
I’m guessing it was just yet another way to bring up the carbon tax. If PP wins it’ll be interesting to see how he governs, because he’s been pretty serious about making everything an opposition campaign stop, including critical cooperation with Ukraine.
I think most people are likely referring to this. Basically, its already been shown that Russia has influenced people here.
Sure, but that doesn’t mean PP is knowingly an agent of the FSB or whatever. He’s adjacent to a movement that’s adjacent to Russian interests, that’s it.