Conservatives Release Three Demands Ahead of Ottawa’s Budget Announcement

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has released his party’s demands ahead of the April 16 federal budget announcement, asking for the abolition of the carbon tax, the adoption of a Tory motion on housing, and a cap on government spending. “These are common sense demands, and if we don’t get them, we won’t support the budget,” Mr. Poilievre said during a press conference on April 7. The Conservative leader said his party was demanding that the Liberals “reverse the policies that have destroyed the middle and working-class people” in the upcoming budget. His first demand was to pass Tory Bill C-234, which would exempt farm fuel from the federal carbon tax for grain drying and barn heating....