The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) slammed the federal government for requiring taxpayers in every other province to pay a higher carbon tax than Quebec..“Trudeau is giving Quebec a special deal on carbon taxes and giving other Canadians higher gas prices and heating bills,” said Franco Terrazzano, federal director of the CTF..“The solution is simple: Trudeau should scrap his carbon tax and lower gas prices and home heating bills across Canada.”.According to the CTF, British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador are required to raise the carbon tax to 14 cents per litre of gas next year and 37 cents per litre of gas by 2030..“The federal government is committed to ensuring carbon pricing is in place across Canada at a similar level of stringency,” according to the government’s backgrounder. .Meanwhile, Quebec’s provincial cap and trade carbon tax currently costs about nine cents per litre of gas and must stay above 4.8 per litre next year. Quebec’s provincial carbon tax is set to rise to 23 cents per litre of gas by 2030, according to LaPresse..“Trudeau’s special deal for Quebec shows the carbon tax was always about politics, not the environment,” said Terrazzano. ."Will Trudeau force taxpayers in every other province to pay a higher carbon tax? Or, will Trudeau step on Quebec's toes and raise gas prices and heating bills in Quebec?."Simple fix: Get rid of the carbon tax."
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) slammed the federal government for requiring taxpayers in every other province to pay a higher carbon tax than Quebec..“Trudeau is giving Quebec a special deal on carbon taxes and giving other Canadians higher gas prices and heating bills,” said Franco Terrazzano, federal director of the CTF..“The solution is simple: Trudeau should scrap his carbon tax and lower gas prices and home heating bills across Canada.”.According to the CTF, British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador are required to raise the carbon tax to 14 cents per litre of gas next year and 37 cents per litre of gas by 2030..“The federal government is committed to ensuring carbon pricing is in place across Canada at a similar level of stringency,” according to the government’s backgrounder. .Meanwhile, Quebec’s provincial cap and trade carbon tax currently costs about nine cents per litre of gas and must stay above 4.8 per litre next year. Quebec’s provincial carbon tax is set to rise to 23 cents per litre of gas by 2030, according to LaPresse..“Trudeau’s special deal for Quebec shows the carbon tax was always about politics, not the environment,” said Terrazzano. ."Will Trudeau force taxpayers in every other province to pay a higher carbon tax? Or, will Trudeau step on Quebec's toes and raise gas prices and heating bills in Quebec?."Simple fix: Get rid of the carbon tax."
