Mark Carney addresses the media, with his cabinet in the background, shortly after being sworn in as Canada’s 24th prime minister in Ottawa on March 14, 2025. Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images
Mark Carney has signed a directive for the consumer carbon tax rate to be cut to zero.
“Consistent with the promise that I made and others supported during the leadership campaign, we will be eliminating the Canada fuel charge, the consumer fuel charge, immediately,” Carney said following a cabinet meeting on March 14.
