Trudeau’s Carbon Tax Pause Is a Response to Poor Poll Numbers, Poilievre Says

Trudeau’s Carbon Tax Pause Is a Response to Poor Poll Numbers, Poilievre Says
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre speaks to reporters in the foyer of the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Sept. 19, 2023. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
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Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s decision to put a three-year pause on the carbon tax on heating oil is a response to poor polling numbers for the Liberals.

“What caused Justin Trudeau to freak out yesterday and hold a sudden press conference to announce that he was going to pause the carbon tax on home heating oil?” Mr. Poilievre said during a press conference in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, on Oct. 27.