OTTAWA — Opposition parties banded together Wednesday to call on the Liberal government to stage a televised, federal-provincial summit on the carbon price within five weeks, the latest shift in the long-running political battle over Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s signature climate policy.
The demand came through a motion in the House of Commons that was sponsored by Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and received support from the Bloc Québécois and New Democratic Party. It passed 172 to 150, with Liberal MPs opposing.
