The federal Conservatives are set to introduce a motion on June 1 calling on the Liberal government to scrap its incoming Clean Fuel Regulations (CFR), which are set to take effect at the beginning of July.
The non-binding motion, sponsored by Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, says the CFR combined with the carbon tax “will mean that Canadians pay an extra 61 cents for each litre of gas.”
Poilieve’s motion asks the House of Commons to “recognize the failure of carbon tax one and call on the government to immediately cancel carbon tax two [the CFR].”
Scheduled to take effect July 1, the CFR sets new standards for primary fuel suppliers—producers and importers—requiring them to reduce the carbon intensity of the gasoline and diesel they produce and sell in Canada….