The Canadian Taxpayers Federation released on Thursday Leger polling showing 64 per cent of Canadians want the federal government to suspend the carbon tax immediately.
Franco Terrazzano
“The poll results are crystal clear: the vast majority of Canadians want the government to immediately suspend the carbon tax,” said Franco Terrazzano, CTF Federal Director. “Canadians shouldn’t have to pay the carbon tax on one more home heating bill or one more trip to the gas station.
“The Conservatives say they will scrap the carbon tax and even Liberals are talking about scrapping the carbon tax, so if the next prime minister is getting rid of it, there’s no reason for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to punish Canadians with one more carbon tax bill. The government must do the right thing and scrap the carbon tax now.”
The CTF said the Conservative Party promises to scrap the carbon tax if it forms government. Liberal leadership front-runner Chrystia Freeland said she would scrap the consumer carbon tax. The other Liberal leadership front-runner, Mark Carney, “has been telling Liberal MPs in private conversations that he will repeal the consumer price,” reported the Toronto Star, added the CTF.
The Leger poll asked Canadians if they would support or oppose the federal government immediately suspending the carbon tax. Results of the poll show:
- 64 per cent support
- 19 per cent oppose
- 17 per cent unsure
The majority of Canadians across all demographics – gender, age and region – support the government immediately suspending the carbon tax, said the CTF.
It said among those decided on the issue, 77 per cent of Canadians support the government immediately suspending the carbon tax. And the majority of decided voters across every party support suspending the carbon tax:
- 89 per cent of Conservatives
- 67 per cent of Liberals
- 65 per cent of New Democrats
- 64 per cent of Bloc Québécois
- 68 per cent of Greens
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