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Jamie Sarkonak: Carbon tax punishes provinces that don’t vote for Trudeau

How can you minimize your exposure to the burdensome carbon tax? Stop driving the car you need to get to work, eat less and — as of last week — move to a region that’s key to the Liberals’ electoral success.

Last Thursday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a three-year pause on the carbon tax for home heating oil. Technically, the pause applies to all Canadians, but in practice, it’s really just Atlantic Canada that stands to benefit, since it’s the only region where this particular fuel is used to a significant degree.

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