As the federal carbon tax is set to rise next month, a significant portion of Canadians are opposed to the increase, according to recent polling.
On April 1, the Trudeau Government’s tax on carbon pollution will go up by $15 per tonne, aiming to escalate annually until 2030.
However, the Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF), referencing a Leger survey, highlights that roughly 70% of Canadians disapprove of the forthcoming increase.
“The poll is clear: the vast majority of Canadians, across every province and all demographics, oppose the upcoming federal carbon tax hike,” the CTF’s Franco Terrazzano said.
Opposition is even more pronounced outside Quebec and B.C., reaching 72%, where the carbon tax is not directly imposed.
A recent motion from the Conservative Party, asking to pause the Trudeau carbon tax for three years on all forms of home heating, lost after the Bloq Québécois separatists voted against the motion alongside the Trudeau Liberals.
The Conservative Party’s proposal came just a week after Trudeau backtracked on his carbon tax scheme with a three year “pause,” but only for home heating oil — something that mostly only Atlantic Canadians use.
In November, Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre proposed a “carbon tax election.”
Arguing that the carbon tax will cut emissions and foster innovation, the Liberal’s upcoming increase translates to an added 17 cents per litre on gasoline, 21 cents per litre on diesel, and 15 cents per cubic metre of natural gas.
