Poll: Majority of Canadians want carbon tax suspended as April 1 hike looms
Canadians are resoundingly rejecting the Trudeau Liberals' "price on pollution" as the cost of living crisis grows.
A new Leger poll commissioned by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) reveals that 64% of Canadians want the federal government to immediately suspend the carbon tax—just weeks before it is set to increase from $80 to $95 per tonne on April 1.
“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, urging Ottawa to act before more Canadians are hit with rising costs.
POLL: Nearly two-thirds of Canadians want the carbon tax suspended immediately.
— Franco Terrazzano (@franco_nomics) January 30, 2025
Remove undecideds and 77% want carbon tax suspended now.
Canadians should not have to pay one more carbon tax bill.
The government can & should end the carbon tax TODAY.https://t.co/7EDXMFFJR0
Despite Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s decision to prorogue Parliament, effectively delaying a possible election and buying time for the Liberals to find his replacement, the scheduled tax hike remains in place.
The survey also showed widespread support across party lines, with 67% of Liberals, 65% of New Democrats, and 64% of Bloc Québécois supporters in favour of suspending the tax.
🇨🇦📣 Canadians:
— Kris Sims (@kris_sims) January 21, 2025
Do you have a recent home heating bill for your natural gas or propane showing the carbon tax charge?
Can you post it here? (after removing your private information)
I’m using real life examples for my next column on the carbon tax
Let me know what region… pic.twitter.com/ar8aOE3W1G
Both Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and Liberal leadership contender Chrystia Freeland are pledging to scrap the tax, and pressure is mounting on Liberal frontrunner Mark Carney, a longtime pusher of a global carbon tax, to do the same.

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Sheila Gunn Reid is the Alberta Bureau Chief for Rebel News and host of the weekly The Gunn Show with Sheila Gunn Reid. She's a mother of three, conservative activist, and the author of best-selling books including Stop Notley.

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Bruce Atchison commented 2025-01-30 18:39:41 -0500I hope Pierre Poilievre keeps his promise to axe that tax. It does nothing to prevent catastrophes and it just punishes the poor. It’s a green scam which is robbing the poor of purchasing power. Virtue signalling like this must be destroyed. We’re overtaxed as it is. And Trudeau has zero lived experience with budgeting and even reading restaurant menus from right to left.