Canada’s environment and climate change minister, Steven Guilbeault, admitted that Canadian households will pay more because of carbon taxes, even after rebates.
He made the admission on April 2 in an interview with CTV’s Question Period, stating, “When you look at the details, the better off Canadians, richer Canadians, in the jurisdictions where the federal pricing system is being applied, will pay thousands of dollars more in carbon pricing.”
Meanwhile, average Canadians and low-income Canadians “will get more money,” Guilbeault said.
On April 1, the federal government increased the carbon price by 30 percent on the cost of fuel, from $50 to $65 per tonne. The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) estimated the jump will raise prices for consumers filling their gas tanks from 11.05 cents to 14.31 cents per litre, and the price of natural gas will go up 12 cents per cubic metre….