OTTAWA — The federal carbon tax will have a negative economic impact on Canada’s real gross domestic product (GDP) of $25 billion, or approximately one per cent, in 2030 according to the government’s own internal data it released on Thursday.
Those numbers, which were shared with the Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) last month on the condition they remain confidential, were published as Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre was about to deliver a speech to call on the government to disclose them publicly.
🇨🇦🌦️Video : Pierre Poilievre calls for Steven Guilbeault to resign or be fired by the Prime Minister for lying to Canadians about the costs of the carbon tax, then covering it up.
Do you agree with Pierre? pic.twitter.com/BcxmQJv1Yf
— Bruce McGonigal (@bruce_mcgonigal) June 13, 2024
This morning, Liberals were forced to release their own economic report showing what we all knew – that the carbon tax is driving up the cost of everything and Canadian families are losing $1800 a year.
It's time for this Environment Minister to resign for misleading Canadians. pic.twitter.com/8dINU2HQL8
— Dr. Leslyn Lewis (@LeslynLewis) June 13, 2024
