New Motion Introduced by Poilievre Aims to Counteract Carbon Tax
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre introduced his latest motion to repeal the carbon tax in the House of Commons on Sept. 28, saying Canadians are taxed to the hilt.
“Now the prime minister, with the necessary help of the NDP, plans to quadruple the carbon tax to 61 cents a litre,” Mr. Poilievre said in the House. “When you tax the gas and diesel of the farmer who makes the food and the trucker who ships the food, you tax all who buy the food. No wonder people cannot afford groceries.”
Mr. Poilievre’s motion calls on the government to repeal the carbon tax through legislation in a bid to bring down the cost of gas, groceries, and home heating.
The carbon tax rose by $15 per tonne to $65 per tonne in April and will reach $110 per tonne in 2026 before topping out at $170 per tonne in 2030. Mr. Poilievre has argued that as a result of higher transportation costs, most consumer goods will become more expensive.
“Now, amazingly, members of the Atlantic caucus of the Liberal Party are now saying the opposite in their writings than they’re doing on Parliament Hill,” Mr. Poilievre said.
“They have voted 23 times to hike the carbon tax when they’re here. But then when they go back to Atlantic Canada, they say they’re against the carbon tax.”
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault has recently argued that carbon taxes will save Canadians money by offsetting the greater cost related to natural disasters due to climate change.