Scott Aitchison one of several MPs holding similar events in northern Ontario ridings; Liberal MP Sheehan says Poilievre ‘simply not telling the truth' about carbon tax
Conservative Party of Canada MP Scott Aitchison, representing the riding of Parry Sound - Muskoka, held a media availability outside Sault Liberal MP Terry Sheehan’s constituency office at 369 Queen St. E. early Friday afternoon as part of Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre’s "Axe the Tax" campaign.
“We realize we don’t agree on carbon taxes but pause it for all Canadians who are struggling to put food on the table and keep their homes warm until the next election. We can have an election on carbon taxes,” Aitchison said, adding he is aware that usage of food banks in Sault Ste. Marie is up. The carbon tax, introduced by the Liberal government in 2019, is designed to encourage people and businesses to burn less fossil fuels such as coal, natural gas or gasoline and switch to greener forms of energy.Residents in most Canadian provinces and territories are included in the tax and rebates.
Sheehan wrote that Poilievre “is either being untruthful, or they do not know the community. Both are unacceptable.” “We will axe the tax. Right now we’re asking for a three year pause just like they've done in Atlantic Canada so that people in Sault Ste. Marie, Thunder Bay, Timmins and all across the north have the same deal that people in Atlantic Canada have.”
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