Province Of Alberta Will Challenge Trudeau’s Carbon Tax In Court
Ottawa, ON – After nine years, the NDP-Liberal carbon tax has driven up the cost of everything. Families are having to pay $700 more for food this year, forcing food banks to handle a record 2,059,636 visits in March 2024 alone. In Alberta, the carbon tax will cost the average household $697 more than they get back in rebates.
For this reason, Premier Danielle Smith announced today that Alberta will relaunch a legal challenge to the NDP-Liberal carbon tax, proving once again that Trudeau’s carbon tax is nothing more than an expensive scam. This is in response to last fall’s announcement that the government was creating an unequal situation across the country by carving out heating oils to grant an exemption to certain Liberal voters. Minister Gudie Hutchings even said that if other areas of the country wanted a similar carveout, “perhaps they need to elect more Liberals.” Common Sense Conservatives will continue to stand with any provincial government that wants to give their residents the relief they deserve.
As the Parliamentary Budget Officer confirmed earlier this month, Canadians will suffer a “net cost,” paying more in the carbon tax than they will ever get back in rebates. Yet, instead of listening to Canadians during this cost-of-living crisis, Trudeau decided to hike his carbon tax by 23 percent earlier this spring, as part of his plan to quadruple the carbon tax by 2030.
On top of this, the Fraser Institute has also reported that Trudeau’s carbon tax will cost the average Canadian worker $6,700 by 2030. It will also lead to 164,000 fewer jobs, as well as reducing the Canadian economy by 6.2 percent by 2030. Justin Trudeau just isn’t worth the cost.
Instead of quadrupling the carbon tax on the backs of working Canadians, Justin Trudeau should give Canadians the opportunity to vote in a carbon tax election. Only then will Common Sense Conservatives be able to axe the tax and bring home lower prices for Canadians.