Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he wants to see a carbon pricing system that is more 'fair' for working-class Canadians, but would not say if that includes a fuel levy.
WATCH: The federal carbon tax has increased by 23 per cent, meaning burning fossil fuels will cost most Canadians more money, but they'll also get more money in rebates.
At a Thursday speech at the Broadbent Progress Summit, Singh said that they cannot rely on free market mechanisms like the carbon price to be the main driver in combatting climate change, adding that the impacts of it are also drivers of affordability challenges.Singh included issues like drought driving up food prices and the high cost of fixing infrastructure like bridges and roads after floods in his speech.
Trudeau said that people rely on their government to make the right choices on issues like climate change and emphasized that the Parliamentary Budget Officer said eight out of 10 families get more back in rebates than they pay, where the federal backstop applies.
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