Ontario Premier Doug Ford urged the federal government to cancel or put a hold on the carbon tax ahead of a planned increase, warning that if they don’t, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau could get annihilated in the next election.
“The carbon tax is the worst tax ever put on a bunch of people,” Ford told reporters Friday.This is part of the federal government’s plan to increase the cost each year until 2030.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford makes an announcement and answers questions at a press conference in Mississauga, Ont., Tuesday, February 13, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov “Trudeau and his NDP partner are planning a 23 per cent carbon tax hike on April 1st, on their path to quadruple it on heat, gas and groceries,” his campaign writes.Carbon pricing in Canada: What it is, what it costs and why you get a rebate
Adam van Koeverden, Parliamentary Secretary to the federal Minister of Environment and Climate Change, told reporters in Milton that the reason a carbon tax is necessary is because provinces have refused to come up with their own pollution pricing.The Ford government established a gas and fuel tax rate cut in response, something he says has saved households $260 on average since it was introduced in 2022.
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