The Canadian leaders met in Calgary to discuss their differing views on the carbon tax and address issues of affordability. Trudeau's government was thanked for the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, but some premiers have expressed concerns about rising costs for Canadians.
The comments came in introductory remarks as the two leaders met in Calgary on Wednesday morning in their first face-to-face meeting since last summer. As the two smiled and shook hands for the cameras, Smith thanked Trudeau’s government for pushing through the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion to the B.C. coast.“An area where we don’t quite see eye-to-eye (is) the carbon tax ,” said Smith.
“Seven premiers have suggested that we need a pause on April 1, so I’m very hopeful that we can maybe come to some solution on that (and) address issues of affordability.”“As of the beginning of April, the average family of four in Alberta will get $1,800 a year with the Canada Carbon Rebate,” he said.Trudeau added work is getting done on affordability, such as through the federal-provincial deals on child-care subsidies and pharmacare. “There’s lots of different perspectives and we’ll be talking about how we can best work together to serve Albertans,” said Trudeau.Some premiers have said this is concerning, given Canadians are already dealing with ever-rising costs for day-to-day livin
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