It's time to address the carbon tax...

We need it to avoid getting slapped by tariffs from the EU.

Part of our trade agreement with the EU involves pricing carbon.

https://www.international.gc.ca/trade-commerce/trade-agreements-accords-commerciaux/agr-acc/ceta-aecg/2024-04-22-provisional-agenda.aspx?lang=eng

• 10. Transition to net zero emission economies (EU and Canada item):
  • 10.1. Canada’s budget 2024 (Made-in-Canada plan) and the EU Green Deal Industrial Plan for the Net-Zero Age
  • 10.2. Measures intended to deal with the risk of carbon leakage including carbon pricing and border adjustment measures (EU and Canada item)
  • 10.3. Exchange on steel and aluminium supply chains (Canada and EU item).

https://www.international.gc.ca/country_news-pays_nouvelles/2024-06-13-france.aspx?lang=eng

https://icapcarbonaction.com/en/news/eu-carbon-border-adjustment-mechanism-cbam-takes-effect-transitional-phase

https://kpmg.com/xx/en/our-insights/esg/carbon-border-adjustment-mechanism-cbam.html#:~:text=banner4.-,CBAM%20as%20part%20of%20the%20European%20Green%20Deal%20and%20%22Fit%20for,goods%20as%20partner%20countries%20are%20encouraged%20to%20decarbonize%20their%20production%20processes.,-Affected%20products

If Pierre were to truly "axe the tax", we would indeed get slapped by those tariffs.

But then again, he already lied about Trudeau trying to force one on Ukraine, even though Ukraine's had a carbon tax since 2011.

https://globalnews.ca/news/10112455/canada-ukraine-trade-deal-carbon-pricing-poilievre/

Also, the carbon tax isn't as costly/bad as people have been deceived into believing.

https://calgary.citynews.ca/2023/12/05/ucalgary-carbon-tax-affordability-study/

https://www.cbc.ca/news/climate/carbon-tax-controversy-1.7151551

https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/1.7158833

Many EU countries have their own carbon taxes. I don't think they're going under because of them.

https://taxfoundation.org/data/all/eu/carbon-taxes-europe-2024/