OTTAWA — The Liberals sharpened their attacks on the Conservatives as the House of Commons returned from its summer break on Monday with the prospect of a snap election looming large.
It's the first sitting since the New Democrats ended an agreement with the Liberals that insulated the minority government from losing a confidence vote.
But Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet isn't sure how long that will last, saying the parties are now taunting each to see who might flinch on matters like the federal carbon price. Poilievre, who has been pushing for a "carbon tax election" for months, reiterated that demand Sunday in front of his caucus while painting a picture of Canada's future that is so bleak the Liberals denounced him as a fraud.
The carbon price currently adds about 17.6 cents to every litre of gasoline, but that cost is offset by carbon rebates mailed to Canadians every three months. Singh wouldn't say last week whether an NDP government would keep the consumer carbon price. On Monday, he told reporters Canadians were already "doing their part" to fight climate change, but that big polluters are getting a "free ride."
"Their governments have been in it for CEOs and big corporations," he told reporters Monday on Parliament Hill.
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