Liberals File Motion to Scrap Consumer Carbon Tax Legislation

Liberals File Motion to Scrap Consumer Carbon Tax Legislation
Leader of the Government in the House of Commons Steven MacKinnon arrives for a meeting of the federal cabinet in West Block on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on May 14, 2025. The Canadian Press/Justin Tang
Noé Chartier
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After setting the consumer carbon tax rate to zero and saying it would not make a comeback, the Liberal government is taking further steps to permanently eliminate the tax.

Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne tabled a ways and means motion on May 27, the second day of the new Parliament, to introduce a bill on affordability issues and fulfill several Liberal election campaign promises around taxation.
Noé Chartier
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Noé Chartier is a senior reporter with the Canadian edition of The Epoch Times. Twitter: @NChartierET
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