With the April 1, 2026, deadline for the Alberta-Ottawa memorandum of understanding fast approaching, leading climate policy experts are calling on Prime Minister Mark Carney to restore the strength and integrity of Canada’s industrial carbon pricing system to increase competitiveness and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The joint letter warns that recent changes to Canada’s climate policy framework undermine the country’s ability to tackle pollution, protect people from climate change and continue progress on legislated climate targets. As other measures have been weakened, paused or outright scrapped, strong, credible industrial carbon pricing systems play an even more decisive role in determining whether Canada can meaningfully reduce industrial emissions and remain competitive in a low-carbon global economy. Industrial carbon pricing… is widely agreed to be the most efficient road to industrial decarbonization and for that reason it is key to Canadian industry competitiveness.