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David Thurton - Senior reporter, Parliamentary Correspondent | CBC

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Rebates rise as carbon price increases to $80 per tonne

The federal carbon tax and its associated rebates rise today as the national price on carbon increases from $65 per tonne to $80.

Industrial carbon pricing has three times the impact on emissions as consumer carbon tax: report

As the federal government faces increasing political pressure to halt a planned increase to its consumer carbon tax, a new report shows industrial carbon pricing has three times the impact on greenhouse gas emissions as the consumer tax.

NDP says it has paid off its 2021 campaign debt

The federal NDP says it haspaid off its debt from the last general election and isno longer in the red.

Jagmeet Singh confirms NDP wants national contraception coverage

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh confirmed for the first time Friday that New Democrats are pushing the federal government to fund contraception coverage.

NDP says pharmacare talks with Liberals are now focused on who pays for what

The future of theNDP'ssupply-and-confidence deal with the Liberals could hinge on competing proposals for pharmacare legislation the parties exchanged over the weekend, NDPhealth criticDon Davies said Tuesday.

NDP threatens stalling tactics, end of agreement with Liberals over slow pace of pharmacare talks

The federal NDPhas warned its Parliament Hill staff to prepare themselves for the possible sudden termination ofthe party's supply-and-confidence deal with the Liberals a bipartisan cooperationagreement which may be holding off an early election.

Jagmeet Singh threatens consequences if Liberals miss March 1 pharmacare deadline

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said Wednesday he warned Prime Minister Justin Trudeauduring a recent closed-door meeting that there will be "repercussions" if the government missesthe March 1deadline for tabling pharmacare legislation.

NDP calls for ban on 'misleading, deceptive' fossil fuel ads

Federal New Democrats say it's time for Canada to do to the fossil fuel industry what it did to tobacco companiesby banning misleading ads that marketthe industry as offering a solution to climate change.

Application window for the Greener Homes grant program to close within two weeks

Applications for the federal governments greener homes grant program will close within two weeks as the government transitions to a home energy retrofit program focusing on affordability.

Ottawa says it will have news soon on the future of the Greener Homes grant

An announcement is coming soon on the Greener Homes grant, the federal governments delivery partner said in an email to CBC.

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