Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says his party will press for the removal of the Clean Fuel Regulations, which he referred to as the “carbon tax 2.0,” when Parliament returns this fall.
“What did the last carbon tax add to your gas? Seventeen cents a litre,” Poilievre said during a media event in Prince Edward Island on Aug. 27. “The new tax is starting to look a lot like the old tax.”
The Clean Fuel Regulations, in place since 2023, are expected to add 17 cents to a litre of gasoline by 2030, according to according to Environment Canada data cited by the Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO)….