Motion Passes Calling on Trudeau to Meet With Premiers Over Carbon Tax Hike

Published on April 10, 2024

A Tory motion asking Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to meet provincial leaders to discuss the recent carbon tax hike has passed with support from the NDP and Bloc Québécois. Conservatives tabled the motion on April 9, and it was voted on the next day with 173 in favour and 150 opposed. The non-binding motion asks Mr. Trudeau to meet with the premiers within five weeks to discuss the 23 percent carbon tax increase, which occurred on April 1. It also says the discussion should include plans for the provinces to opt out of the federal carbon tax and “pursue other reasonable ideas to lower emissions.”...

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