Poilievre, BC Premier Trade Barbs Over Carbon Tax Hike

Published on March 18, 2024

A war of words has ensued between Pierre Poilievre and David Eby after the B.C. premier scoffed at the Conservative leader’s request for him to join the other provinces in protesting the upcoming carbon tax hike. “I don’t live in the Pierre Poilievre campaign office and baloney factory, I live in British Columbia,” Mr. Eby told reporters at a news conference March 15, referencing a letter he received from the Tory leader asking him to join other premiers in opposing the April 1 carbon pricing increase. In the letter, Mr. Polievre said the 23 percent rise would add an extra 18 cents on a litre of fuel, a charge he said would be unaffordable for people in British Columbia and across the country....

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