"My job is not to be popular,” Trudeau said, briefly pausing and adding with a wry smile,"Although it helps."
She and six other premiers have called on Trudeau to abandon the 23-per-cent hike to help Canadians already dealing with squeezed household budgets. "Why are so many people still against ? “ he asked rhetorically at an unrelated announcement about the government's dental care program.He said using market mechanisms, like a carbon price, to lower greenhouse gas emissions is the best way to address the issue, rather than with the"heavy hand of government" through measures like regulations and subsidies.
“Seven premiers have suggested that we need a pause on April 1, so I'm very hopeful that we can maybe come to some solution on that address issues of affordability.”"As of the beginning of April, the average family of four in Alberta will get $1,800 a year with the Canada Carbon Rebate,” he said.Poilievre, in a statement, said it’s time to force votes in the house to help families.
In addition to Alberta, the governments of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Ontario and Saskatchewan have spoken out against Ottawa's approach to carbon pricing.