Over Half of Canadians Say Federal Carbon Tax Ineffective on Climate Change: Poll

Over Half of Canadians Say Federal Carbon Tax Ineffective on Climate Change: Poll
Minister of Environment and Climate Change Steven Guilbeault rises during question period in the House of Commons on April 4, 2022. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld
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Over half of Canadians, 53 percent, say the federal carbon tax is ineffective at combating climate change, according to a new poll by Nanos Research, with most also saying now is a bad time to increase the tax.

The poll, commissioned by CTV News and released Aug. 6, reported that two-thirds (67 percent) of Canadians said it was either “poor timing” (21 percent), or “very poor timing” (46 percent) to increase the carbon tax.