Premiers send joint letter to Trudeau requesting an end to federal carbon tax on heating homes
Five premiers have sent a joint letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau urging him to remove the carbon tax from all forms of home heating.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe, Ontario Premier Doug Ford, New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs, and Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston signed the letter calling for equitable treatment for Canadians.
“It is of vital importance that federal policies and programs are made available to all Canadians in a fair and equitable way,” the letter said.
“By singling out Atlantic Canadians with this relief, it has caused divisions across the country,” the premiers noted.
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“We are calling on the federal government to do the right thing and treat all Canadians fairly by removing the federal carbon tax from all forms of home heating. This would help address the significant affordability concerns faced by families from coast to coast to coast.”
The Epoch Times reached out to Mr. Trudeau and Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault but did not immediately hear back.
“Today, I wrote to the PM along with the Premiers of Ontario, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and New Brunswick calling for a meeting on carbon tax fairness for all Canadian households,” he said.
“Will [Justin Trudeau] listen, or will he continue to leave most Canadian families out in the cold this winter,” he asked.
“It’s time for the federal government to do the fair thing and cut the carbon tax on all forms of home heating,” he said.
The move by the premiers follows a joint statement on Nov. 3 by the provincial finance ministers, which said Mr. Trudeau’s decision to pause the tax on home heating oil has created “jurisdictional imbalances.”
They also said the carbon tax was having a “disproportionate impact on affordability” on Canadians without creating options “for people to move away from fossil fuels.”
The premiers have also called for a meeting with the prime minister to discuss the issue.
