Opposition Passes Motion Calling on Trudeau to Meet Premiers Over Carbon Tax Hike

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre rises during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on April 10, 2024. The Canadian Press/Justin Tang

A Tory motion asking Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to meet provincial leaders to discuss the April 1 carbon tax hike has passed with support from the NDP and Bloc Québécois.

The Conservatives tabled the motion on April 9, and it was approved the next day 173 to 150.