
Poilievre’s ‘Axe the Tax’ Rally in Toronto Draws Thousands
Published on March 11, 2024
TORONTO—The carbon tax was the main focus of Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s campaign-like rally in Toronto over the weekend, drawing in around 2,500 supporters. Ontario resident Kathy Katula, who joined Mr. Poilievre on stage, shared her encounter with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during a 2017 town hall meeting where she had famously pleaded with him to help address the rising costs to heat her home due to the Liberal government’s carbon tax. “I haven’t been able to visit [my grandkids] in three years because the carbon tax cost me over $200 a month. Axe the tax,” she said during the March 10 rally at the Toronto Congress Centre in the Liberal-held riding of Etobicoke North....
