Majority of Canadians Want Carbon Tax Reduced or Eliminated: Survey

A majority of Canadians would like to see the reduction or complete elimination of the federal carbon tax, a recent Leger survey found.

Gas prices are displayed in Carleton Place, Ontario, on May 17, 2022. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick

A majority of Canadians would like to see a reduction or complete elimination of the federal carbon tax, a recent Leger survey found.

Facing rising living costs, 55 percent of Canadians say they think the carbon tax should be either reduced (18 percent) or completely eliminated (37 percent), said the Montreal-based polling company in a release on Sept. 28