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Doug Ford Urges Carney to Extend Federal Gas Tax Suspension
Ford says the tax break saves Canadians 10 cents per litre on gasoline and should stay in place until 2027 or become permanent.
- On Friday, Conservative Opposition Leader Pierre Poilievre and Ontario Premier Doug Ford urged Prime Minister Mark Carney to extend the federal fuel excise tax suspension beyond its Labour Day expiry on September 7, 2026.
- The federal government suspended the fuel excise tax on April 20, 2026, as the U.S.-Iran war caused oil prices to surge through the Strait of Hormuz, reducing pump prices by 10 cents per litre on gasoline and 4 cents on diesel.
- A recent Leger poll shows 63 percent of Canadians oppose reinstating the tax, including 43 percent who strongly oppose it. Poilievre argued these taxes "punish drivers" and raise costs for meals and household products.
- In a letter to Carney, Ford requested the federal relief continue until January 1, 2027, or become permanent, citing Ontario's successful tax cut that kept provincial rates at nine cents per litre since last year.
- Beyond the excise tax, Poilievre is pushing the government to permanently scrap clean fuel regulations and remove the GST on gas. Natural Resources Canada reports energy exports are set to expand with increased liquefied petroleum gas shipments beginning in early 2027.
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Doug Ford urges Mark Carney to extend federal gas tax cut
Ontario Premier Doug Ford is urging Prime Minister Mark Carney to make a gas tax suspension permanent, or at least extend it beyond its looming expiry. Carney announced in April that the government would pause collection of the federal fuel excise tax on gasoline and diesel until Labour Day, as a way to counteract rising gas prices. It saves Canadians 10 cents per litre on regular gasoline and four cents on a litre of diesel. Ford has written to…
Ontario Premier Doug Ford urges Prime Minister Mark Carney to make the suspension of the gasoline tax permanent, or at least extend it beyond its imminent expiry.
·Montreal, Canada
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Total News Sources28
Leaning Left17Leaning Right1Center10Last UpdatedBias Distribution61% Left
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- 61% of the sources lean Left
61% Left
L 61%
C 36%
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