ANALYSIS: Getting Poorer or Richer? A Look at the Claims Around the Carbon Tax

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces that the government will double the carbon price rebate for rural Canadians beginning in April 2024, at a news conference in Ottawa on Oct. 26, 2023. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick

The battle over the carbon tax rose to new heights on March 21 when the Conservatives, supported by calls from a majority of provincial premiers, failed to bring down the government with a non-confidence motion to stop the April 1 hike.

But, amid the political wrangling, what’s the bottom line on the carbon tax?