Pierre Poilievre, leader of Canada's Conservative Party, is campaigning to repeal the carbon pricing scheme implemented by the previous Liberal government. His slogan, 'Axe the tax,' aims to capitalize on rising living costs in Canada, positioning carbon pricing as a political liability. While research indicates that this policy does not significantly impact inflation, Poilievre argues it contributes to an affordability crisis. In response, Liberal leadership candidates are distancing themselves from the policy, which may affect its viability in the upcoming federal elections as the Conservatives hope for electoral gains by opposing it.
The Conservatives see this as a winning issue, and so they double and triple down and have turned it into a controversial position.
Despite research showing carbon pricing has a negligible effect on inflation, Poilievre blames it for an affordability crisis in Canada.
Axe the tax' is now the central pillar of the federal Conservative campaign strategy.
Even the frontrunners in the race to replace Trudeau have backed away from the carbon pricing policy.
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