Five-Minute Conversation Would Get Canadians on Carbon Tax Bandwagon, Trudeau Says

Published on March 4, 2024

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says a five-minute sit down with voters would get Canadians onboard with the federal carbon tax. The prime minister made the comment during a recent stop at a seniors’ centre in Hanmer, Ont., near Sudbury after being asked by a senior if carbon pricing was a tax grab. “The Conservatives have to twist themselves in knots and make [the carbon tax] sound very different than it actually is to try to get people outraged about it,” Mr. Trudeau said. “That’s the answer in two seconds. Now if I can only have five minutes to explain it like that to every Canadian, we’d be better off.”...

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