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

Hundreds of cars and trucks lined either side of the highway at the Nova Scotia–New Brunswick border Monday as anti-carbon tax campaigners took their protest to the land crossing.

The Nova Scotia RCMP said one westbound lane on Highway 104 at Exit 3 reopened just after 1:30 p.m.

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.”