RCMP reopen highway at Nova Scotia-New Brunswick border crossing after carbon tax protest

Protest against carbon tax on N.S.-N.B. border Demonstrators gathered on the Nova Scotia-New Brunswick border Monday to protest the increased cost of carbon.

At the Confederation Bridge, about 40 cars stopped alongside the road waving flags and holding signs calling for an end to the carbon tax.

Jonathan Wilikinson, the federal Energy and Natural Resources minister, reminded Canadians why the tax was created.

“It is by far the most efficient, lowest cost way to reduce carbon emissions,” said Wilikinson.

“So, if you actually believe in the science of climate change and want to reduce carbon emissions in a manner that is the least costly for taxpayers, it is a price on pollution.”