OTTAWA — The federal Liberals are increasing the carbon price rebate for rural Canadians and lifting the carbon price off home heating oil entirely for the...
OTTAWA — The federal Liberals are increasing the carbon price rebate for rural Canadians and lifting the carbon price off home heating oil entirely for the next three years, as affordability concerns leave their party flailing in the polls in Atlantic Canada.
At the same time, the federal government introduced a new clean fuel standard to offset emissions from gasoline and diesel, which saw the public utilities board that set gas prices in the Atlantic provinces raise prices as much as eight cents a litre. But over the summer, there were clear signs the policies were harming the Liberals' political fortunes.
The carbon price is intended to make fossil fuels more expensive as an energy source to encourage people to find alternatives. Ninety per cent of those revenues are then divided among households based on the number of people in each family. "But we heard very clearly from rural Canadians that they need more help right across the country, and that's why we're doubling the rural top-up to 20 per cent, because people in rural parts of the country don't have the same options that people living in big cities have."
The rally was one of what Poilievre calls his "axe the tax" events, as he has advocated against the carbon price for years and promises to get rid of it if he is elected."Last year, Trudeau voted against our motion to take his tax off home heating oil," Poilievre said on X, the platform previously known as Twitter.
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