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.

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.

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

Chief Reporter

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 -0500
    I 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.