Poilievre, Premiers Ramp Up Campaign Against Carbon Tax, Climate Policies Amid Record Cold

Poilievre, Premiers Ramp Up Campaign Against Carbon Tax, Climate Policies Amid Record Cold
The oilsands region with extraction facilities in Alberta. Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images
Chandra Philip
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As extreme cold temperatures hit a large part of Canada, including the Prairie provinces, the premiers of Alberta and Saskatchewan and federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre are ramping up their campaign against the federal carbon tax on home heating sources.

“It’s freezing in Thunder Bay and local Liberal MPs Patty Hajdu & Marcus Powlowski are making it worse,” Mr. Poilievre posted on social media on Jan. 12.