Conservatives call for extension of temporary gas price relief until next summer
Poilievre says Canadians need at least 10 more months of relief as gas prices rise and the pause is set to expire Sept. 7.
- Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is demanding Prime Minister Mark Carney extend the federal fuel excise tax pause beyond its September 7 expiration, arguing Canadians need relief until at least Canada Day 2027.
- The federal government suspended the fuel excise tax in April amid rising prices caused by the U.S.-Iran war, providing drivers savings of about 10 cents per litre on gasoline and four cents per litre on diesel.
- National average gas prices reached about CAD$1.67 per litre this week, according to The Canadian Automobile Association, while experts warn reintroducing the excise tax could trigger a price increase of 10 to 11 cents per litre.
- Earlier this month, Ontario Premier Doug Ford urged Carney to extend the suspension until January 1 or consider making it permanent, while Poilievre pressed for elimination of all gasoline taxes.
- Worldwide oil prices remain elevated amid supply disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz, with the U.S. oil benchmark West Texas Intermediate hovering near US$82 per barrel, underpinning the cost pressures driving Poilievre's extension call.
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Poilievre Calls for Fuel Excise Tax Halt Until Next Canada Day
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is once again urging Ottawa to scrap the upcoming fuel excise tax hike in September, and this time also to suspend all federal gas taxes until next summer. Poilievre made the request at a news conference in Vancouver on Aug. 16, saying that Canadians are already struggling with the rising cost of living. He noted that since his party called on the federal government in April to pause all taxes on gas and dies…
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Conservatives call for extension of temporary gas price relief until next summer
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says the federal government should give Canadians at least another 10 months of relief at the pumps.
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