What's behind the carbon tax, and does it work?
With the federal government under pressure to freeze its planned increase to the carbon tax, here's a look at how the policy is supposed to work and to what extent it is effective.
![What's behind the carbon tax, and does it work?](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7151556.1711055994!/cpImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/ont-carbon-tax-20240213.jpg)
![A woman gasses up at a gas station in Mississauga, Ont., Tuesday, February 13, 2024. Ontario Premier Doug Ford says his government will introduce legislation that would put any future provincial carbon pricing program to a referendum. gas pump](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7151556.1711055994!/cpImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/ont-carbon-tax-20240213.jpg)
With the federal government under pressure to freeze its planned increase to the carbon tax, here's a look at how the policy is supposed to work and to what extent it is effective.