NDP Calls for Removal of GST From Home Heating

The move comes a day after the defeat of a Tory motion requesting the federal carbon tax be paused on all forms of home heating for three years.

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh speaks before the delegates at the NDP Convention in Hamilton, Ont., on Oct. 13, 2023. The Canadian Press/Peter Power

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says his party is introducing a motion that calls for the removal of GST from home heating bills and funding for a national heat pump program.

The move comes a day after the defeat of a Conservative motion requesting the federal carbon tax be paused on all forms of home heating for three years. The NDP voted in favour of the motion.