Poilievre threatens government with motion of censure

Pierre Poilievre during the Conservative caucus, Wednesday in Ottawa

The Canadian Press

Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre threatens to bring down the minority Liberal government with a motion of no confidence regarding the “carbon tax” and make it the issue of the next election.

While Liberal MPs continue to defend this government's flagship climate policy and negative reactions to this measure increase in provincial capitals, Mr. Poilievre wishes to present a motion of censure in the House of Commons.

The leader of the official opposition in Ottawa has intensified his attacks against this federal pricing as the annual rate will increase from $65 to $80 per tonne on the 1st April, which will add about 3 cents per gallon of gasoline at the pump.

In a speech with election campaign overtones, Wednesday morning in Ottawa, in front of the Conservative caucus as well as representatives of the media, Mr. Poilievre affirmed that he is giving Mr. Trudeau one last chance to forget the increase scheduled pricing on April 1.

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The party's newest slogan is No to the increase – Spike the hike.

The speech to the Conservative caucus follows a series of rallies attended by Mr. Poilievre last week in the Atlantic provinces, where nearly a third of homes rely on oil for heating, a fuel that the Liberal government chose to exempt from pricing for three years last fall.

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The decision to exempt residential heating oil prompted Conservatives and other opponents to accuse Mr. Trudeau of flouting his policies flagship to fight climate change for fear of losing votes in these Atlantic provinces.

Ahead of next month's annual increase, seven provincial premiers also denounced what Mr. Poilievre prefers to call the 23 % of the carbon tax, citing the rising cost of living driven by inflation and high food prices.

The Prime Minister Trudeau rejected their calls to cancel the annual rate increase on April 1. At a press conference in Calgary last week, he said it is too easy for a government to postpone measures intended to combat climate change.

The Liberals argue that if Mr. Poilievre or the premiers know of better ways to reduce emissions without Canadians paying the price, let them say so.