Liberal leadership candidate Mark Carney said he will scrap the “divisive” consumer carbon tax, swapping it instead for an elaborate plan that includes tariffs on certain items from countries without carbon taxes,

Liberal leadership contender Mark Carney is backing away from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's consumer carbon pricing regime but will keep industrial pricing in place.

Canada’s national carbon tax on consumer fuels is likely in its final weeks after both major contenders to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as Liberal leader have promised to scrap it.