69 Percent of Canadians Oppose April 1 Carbon Tax Increase, Poll Finds

Ottawa’s planned increase of the federal carbon tax on April Fool’s Day is no laughing matter for more than two-thirds of Canadians. A newly released survey from Leger found that 69 percent of poll respondents don’t support the Liberals’ plan to increase carbon pricing next month. The April 1 hike will raise carbon taxes to 17 cents per litre for gasoline, 21 cents per litre for diesel, and 15 cents per cubic metre for natural gas. The poll commissioned by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation found opposition to be strong across the country with the exception of British Columbia and Quebec, the two provinces exempt from the federal tax. Both provinces have their own provincial carbon levies....