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TORONTO — Ontario’s new climate change plan, which will replace the now-repealed cap-and-trade system, will be clear and achievable, the province’s environment minister said Wednesday.

Rod Phillips said the plan, set to be released Thursday, will not put a price on carbon — a federal requirement the newly elected Progressive Conservative government has vowed to fight in court.

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“Ontarians cannot afford a cap-and-trade program or a carbon tax,” Phillips said. “That is part of the core platform that got us elected.”

Phillips said this the climate change document will explain the government’s goals and how people can help achieve them.

“Part of what we need to do is make sure that people see that the targets are achievable, that they understand what the commitments are and that there are real commitments to do that and also how it affects them,” he said. “I’ve talked before about one of the things that has been missing in Ontario … is a comprehensive assessment of the impacts of climate change in Ontario.”