An opposition-introduced motion to cancel the second federal carbon tax, also known as the Clean Fuel Standard, failed in the House of Commons on June 5.
The Conservative motion said that the first carbon tax would add 41 cents to a litre of gas, while the Clean Fuel Standard—which they referred to as a second carbon tax—would add 20 cents to a litre of gas. The motion said this extra 61 cents for each litre of gas would make life more expensive for Canadians, while demonstrating “how out of touch this Liberal prime minister is.”
The motion failed, receiving 115 “yeas” to 209 “nays.”
During a press conference held before the vote, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said if the Liberal government did not agree to balance the budget to lower interest rates and agree to no new carbon taxes, his party would use “all procedural tools at our disposal” to block the federal budget from passing….