Tory Motion to Halt Carbon Tax Hike Defeated in House

Published on March 20, 2024

MPs have rejected a non-binding motion encouraging the federal government to halt the 23 percent increase in the carbon tax scheduled for April 1. The motion was defeated by a vote of 205 to 119, with only the Tories voting in favour and the Liberals, NDP and Bloc Quebecois voting against. Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre introduced the motion earlier this week to stop the annual carbon price increase, which is set to rise to $80 per tonne on April 1 from the current $65 per tonne. Several MPs were absent from the vote, including Liberal MP Ken McDonald, who had previously voted in favour of a Conservative motion to scrap the federal carbon tax....

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