57% of Canadians Want Carbon Tax Removed From Home Heating: Poll

The most support for removing carbon tax from home heating came from Atlantic Canada with 66 percent of those polled in favour.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivers remarks at a Liberal Party of Canada fundraiser in Gatineau, Que., on Oct. 24, 2023. Spencer Colby/The Canadian Press

More than half of Canadians want the federal government to axe the carbon tax from home heating bills, according to a new poll.

Fifty-seven percent of those surveyed want relief from carbon pricing on all home heating, according to the Leger poll, which was commissioned by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF). Twenty-one percent opposed extending the carbon tax exemption while 22 percent of respondents said they were unsure.