Atlantic Liberal MPs say they want an additional rural carve-out on the carbon tax to ease cost-of-living pressures specific to Canadians living outside of major urban centres.
In Nova Scotia, those amounts are even lower. Liberal Atlantic caucus chair Kody Blois said those payments aren't high enough.
Kody Blois, chair of the national Liberal rural caucus and Nova Scotia Liberal caucus, says he wants higher carbon tax rebates for rural Canadians. "She said, 'I go around my house with a blanket wrapped around me.' And she said, 'The only time I get to have beef or chicken is if my niece or nephew invites me out to Sunday dinner,'" he said."I think government is starting to understand it," McDonald said.
In Newfoundland and Labrador, he said, many consumer goods come in on aircraft or ferries, which burn fuel.Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's "axe the tax" campaignHe said Trudeau needs to travel across the country, shake some hands and let people know he still has their backs.
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