Category: carbon tax

House to Vote on Poilievre’s Home-Heating Fuel Tax Exemption Motion

The House of Commons will vote today on Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s motion to exempt home-heating fuel from the Liberal government’s carbon tax. Poilievre introduced the motion in the House on Oct. 20, saying that Canada “is the only G7 country to have raised fuel taxes during this period of record high global fuel prices.”…


CRA Rolls Out Third Installment of Carbon Tax Rebate

The third installment of a carbon tax rebate is set to be delivered to residents in some Canadian provinces over the coming days. The climate action incentive (CAI) credit is a tax-free benefit that is said to help individuals and families offset the cost of federal carbon pollution pricing. It is available to residents of…


CRA Rolls Out Third Instalment of Carbon Tax Rebate

The third instalment of a carbon tax rebate is set to be delivered to residents in some Canadian provinces over the coming days. The climate action incentive (CAI) credit is a tax-free benefit that aims to help individuals and families offset the cost of federal carbon pollution pricing. It is available to residents of Alberta,…


Poilievre Calls Liberals’ Climate Action Plan a ‘Tax Plan’

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says the Liberals’ climate action plan is actually a “tax plan” that will raise money for the government without reducing emissions. “[The prime minister’s] carbon tax has not hit a single, solitary emissions reduction target,” said Poilievre during question period in the House of Commons on Oct. 5. “It has not worked.”…


Canadians’ Finances Shaken by Inflation and Rate Hikes: Insolvency Firm

Canadians are less prepared to buffer financial shocks as they spend more towards food, clothes, and shelter, says a survey conducted for the insolvency firm MNP. “Canadians are putting more of their paychecks towards basic necessities. That is leaving less of a financial buffer to manage the impacts of current and potential future interest rate…


Rex Murphy: The Choking of Our Energy Industry Is to the Detriment of Both Canada and the World

Commentary What is the number one most essential resource in the world today? Obviously, it is energy. Oil and gas and (yes, it’s making a return) coal during this fretful time have a value enhanced beyond their normal use. And considering that normal use is nothing less than powering the way of life of—literally—all of…


Poilievre’s Motion to Stop Carbon Tax Increase Defeated

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s motion to stop planned increases of the federal carbon tax has been defeated in the House of Commons. The House voted 209–116 against the motion on Sept. 28, with the Liberals, NDP, and Bloc Quebecois forming a united voting opposition against the Conservatives, according to the House’s unofficial voting results. Poilievre…


Tory Leader Poilievre Tables Motion to Cancel Carbon Tax Increase

Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre tabled a motion on Tuesday asking the government to refrain from raising the carbon tax next year, saying it will further fuel inflation. “The big logical fallacy of the Liberal carbon tax [is that] it drives up the cost of domestic production and drives that production to foreign, more polluting…


Ottawa Rejects Atlantic Canada’s Request for Extension to Submit Climate Plan

HALIFAX—The federal environment minister on Thursday rejected a request from the premiers of Atlantic Canada for an extension to the deadline to submit their plans to tackle carbon emissions. In a statement to The Canadian Press, Steven Guilbeault said his deadlines “were clearly and repeatedly communicated,” adding that provinces have until Friday to provide their…


Nova Scotia Seeking an Exemption From Federal Carbon Tax, Saying It Is Doing Enough

Nova Scotia is asking the federal government for an exemption from the federal carbon tax. Premier Tim Houston announced the province’s proposal at a news conference today, saying Nova Scotia’s existing efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions exceed Canada’s emissions targets. Houston says the province’s plan is “better than a carbon tax” and doesn’t financially…