On December 15, 2009, Premier Greg Selinger committed the provincial government to moving forward with legislation enabling the creation of a cap-and-trade system to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions in Manitoba.  He said the system will be subject to public consultations in 2010.

"Manitoba is playing a constructive role in focusing on commitments, goals and targets that we and other leading sub-national governments can take," Selinger said.  "Market mechanisms like cap-and-trade will play a large role in the global effort to address climate change in a cost-effective manner.  Cap-and-trade legislation will complement Manitoba's participation in regional climate-change strategies like the Western Climate Initiative and Midwestern Greenhouse Gas Reduction Accord."  For more information, click here.