Trudeau Rejects Calls for Further Carbon Tax Exemptions

The prime minister says there will be ‘absolutely’ no exemptions to the federal carbon tax policy other than the three-year pause on home heating oil.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau makes an announcement about the carbon tax during a news conference in Ottawa on Oct. 26, 2023. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he’s not considering other exemptions to his carbon tax after announcing a three-year pause on heating oil.

“There will absolutely not be any other carve-outs or suspensions of the price on pollution,” he told reporters on Oct. 31. “This is designed to phase out heating oil.”