The carbon tax continues to be a hot button issue for voters, with the federal conservatives using it as a wedge issue. But according to a new poll, support for a price hike has increased. Legislative bureau chief Keith Baldrey reports.
In January, a polar vortex brought -40 C temperatures to Alberta, with wind chill making it feel like -50 C. “The point is let’s have a realistic plan to transition through this time period but let’s use our resources to pay for it rather than everybody’s pocket,” Higgs told the House of Commons operations committee.
“Conservatives are ideologically opposed to fighting climate change, to making polluters, even big polluters pay. And we put a price on pollution that makes sure people are looking for ways to reduce their emissions. And families, particularly low-income and middle-income families, do better with more money in their pockets.”
“It’s developing natural gas and that plant you and I both live close to, and say we can ship it to Europe and shutdown coal plants. That’s the plan, it’s simple,” Higgs replied.Kusmiercyzk brought up Smith appearing at a recent “axe the tax” rally with Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. He asked if it was about the federal fuel charge or Alberta’s $0.04 per litre fuel tax increase, also set to take effect on Monday.
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