Canada election: Carney, Poilievre spar over whether consumer carbon tax is really dead | CBC Loaded
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre accused Liberals of hiding the consumer carbon tax — which as of Tuesday is no longer being collected but remains on the books pending new legislation — from voters ahead of an election.
For the first time since 2019, there is no federal consumer carbon levy in Canada.Mark Carney scrapped the carbon tax in his first act as prime minister before the election campaign kicked off, after the Conservatives spent years calling for the tax to be eliminated.U.S. President Donald Trump says he’ll announce his global tariffs policy at 4 p.m. ET tomorrow.In Edmonton, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh vowed to protect the public health-care system.At a stop in St. John’s, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said he would end the industrial carbon tax and simplify the approval process for energy projects.How do you feel now that the carbon tax is gone? We want to hear from you. Send an email to ask@cbc.ca.