Wed Jun 28, 2023 – 7:56 pm EDT
OTTAWA (LifeSiteNews) – Canada’s top taxpayer watchdog group called on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to stop his looming “second” federal carbon tax scheduled to go into effect on July 1 that will cost the average Canadian family hundreds more dollars in fuel costs to fill up their car.
“Canadians need another carbon tax like we need a kick in the head,” said Franco Terrazzano, who serves as the federal director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) in a press release.
“The Parliamentary Budget Office is clear: Trudeau’s second carbon tax will cost families hundreds of dollars.”
The CTF said that it is “calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to back away from his plan to impose a second carbon tax this week on July 1.”
“Families can’t afford to pay more for a useless tax that won’t help the environment,” noted Terrazzano, adding, “If Trudeau truly cares about making life more affordable, then he would scrap his carbon taxes.”
Canadians were faced with a hike to the first carbon tax in April.
On top of raising the current tax, the second carbon tax, which takes effect on Canada
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