Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre has continued his crusade against the carbon tax increase. Poilievre requested Prime Minister Justin Trudeau convene an emergency meeting with Canada’s premiers to discuss the carbon tax crisis. “Included in those discussions should be your willingness to allow provinces to opt out of the federal carbon tax and pursue other responsible ideas for lowering emissions without taxes,” said Poilievre in a Tuesday letter to Trudeau. “I await your response.” .After eight years of Trudeau, Poilievre said life has never been more unaffordable for Canadians. Food banks are expected to see another one million visits this year on top of last year’s record high and one-third of charities have started to reject hungry people. On top of this misery, he said Canadians were hit with another carbon tax hike on Monday. Seven-tenths of premiers and seven-tenths of Canadians have opposed it, but Trudeau has not listened to them. Poilievre said the tax hike “will make everything more expensive at the worst possible time.” If Canada taxes the farmer who grows the food and the trucker who ships it, he said it will tax the family who buys it. By enacting the tax hike, he accused him of “making life more unaffordable for everyone, while missing every single environmental target you establish.” He said this cannot go on. Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey has written to Trudeau requesting an emergency meeting to discuss the carbon tax. “You must sit down with the premiers and listen to them,” said Poilievre. The House of Commons voted 205-119 on March 20 against the Conservatives’ motion to scrap the carbon tax hike. READ MORE: House of Commons votes down motion on carbon tax increaseThe vote was split along party lines, with the Liberal, Bloc Quebecois, NDP, Green and most Independent MPs voting against it. However, the Conservatives and Independent MP Kevin Vuong (Spadina-Fort York, ON) voted for it. .This is what the Western Standard is up againstThe Trudeau government is funding lies and propaganda by directly subsidizing the mainstream media. They do this to entrench the powerful Eastern, woke and corrupt interests that dominate the political, social and economic institutions in Canada. Federal authorities are constantly trying to censor us and stop us from publishing the stories that they don’t want you to read. Ottawa may weaponize our taxes and police against us, but we’ve got a powerful ally on our side.You. Free men, and free women. We need you to stand with us and become a member of the Western Standard. Here’s what you will get for your membership:Unlimited access to all articles from the Western Standard, Alberta Report, West Coast Standard, and Saskatchewan Standard, with no paywall. Our daily newsletter delivered to your inbox. .Access to exclusive Member-only WS events.Keep the West’s leading independent media voice strong and free.If you can, please support us with a monthly or annual membership. It takes just a moment to set up, and you will be making a big impact on keeping one the last independent media outlets in Canada free from Ottawa’s corrupting influence.
Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre has continued his crusade against the carbon tax increase. Poilievre requested Prime Minister Justin Trudeau convene an emergency meeting with Canada’s premiers to discuss the carbon tax crisis. “Included in those discussions should be your willingness to allow provinces to opt out of the federal carbon tax and pursue other responsible ideas for lowering emissions without taxes,” said Poilievre in a Tuesday letter to Trudeau. “I await your response.” .After eight years of Trudeau, Poilievre said life has never been more unaffordable for Canadians. Food banks are expected to see another one million visits this year on top of last year’s record high and one-third of charities have started to reject hungry people. On top of this misery, he said Canadians were hit with another carbon tax hike on Monday. Seven-tenths of premiers and seven-tenths of Canadians have opposed it, but Trudeau has not listened to them. Poilievre said the tax hike “will make everything more expensive at the worst possible time.” If Canada taxes the farmer who grows the food and the trucker who ships it, he said it will tax the family who buys it. By enacting the tax hike, he accused him of “making life more unaffordable for everyone, while missing every single environmental target you establish.” He said this cannot go on. Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey has written to Trudeau requesting an emergency meeting to discuss the carbon tax. “You must sit down with the premiers and listen to them,” said Poilievre. The House of Commons voted 205-119 on March 20 against the Conservatives’ motion to scrap the carbon tax hike. READ MORE: House of Commons votes down motion on carbon tax increaseThe vote was split along party lines, with the Liberal, Bloc Quebecois, NDP, Green and most Independent MPs voting against it. However, the Conservatives and Independent MP Kevin Vuong (Spadina-Fort York, ON) voted for it. .This is what the Western Standard is up againstThe Trudeau government is funding lies and propaganda by directly subsidizing the mainstream media. They do this to entrench the powerful Eastern, woke and corrupt interests that dominate the political, social and economic institutions in Canada. Federal authorities are constantly trying to censor us and stop us from publishing the stories that they don’t want you to read. Ottawa may weaponize our taxes and police against us, but we’ve got a powerful ally on our side.You. Free men, and free women. We need you to stand with us and become a member of the Western Standard. Here’s what you will get for your membership:Unlimited access to all articles from the Western Standard, Alberta Report, West Coast Standard, and Saskatchewan Standard, with no paywall. Our daily newsletter delivered to your inbox. .Access to exclusive Member-only WS events.Keep the West’s leading independent media voice strong and free.If you can, please support us with a monthly or annual membership. It takes just a moment to set up, and you will be making a big impact on keeping one the last independent media outlets in Canada free from Ottawa’s corrupting influence.
