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Carbon pricing to cause economic 91Ƶnuclear winter,91Ƶ Poilievre tells his MPs

91ƵThere would be mass hunger and malnutrition with a tax this high91Ƶ
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Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre addresses his caucus on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024. Parliament is schedule to resume Monday following summer recess. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre signaled the Liberals91Ƶ carbon price and the economy will remain his prime target when Parliament resumes this week.

He painted a dystopian picture during a Sunday morning speech to his caucus, saying the Liberal government91Ƶs plans to increase the price would cause a 91Ƶnuclear winter91Ƶ for the economy.

91ƵThere would be mass hunger and malnutrition with a tax this high 91Ƶ our seniors would have to turn the heat down to 14 or 13 C just to make it through the winter,91Ƶ Poilievre said.

91ƵInflation would run rampant and people would not be able to leave their homes or drive anywhere.91Ƶ

The Conservatives are the last of the major parties to have a fall strategy session after the Liberals, NDP and Bloc Québécois all met last week.

Poilievre has maintained his party91Ƶs commanding lead in the polls throughout the summer, and is preparing to make another push to topple the Liberal government as early as this week.

All parties are adjusting their autumn plans after NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh ended the agreement that was ensuring Prime Minister Justin Trudeau91Ƶs Liberal government would stay in power.

Poilievre has promised to bring in notice of a non-confidence motion at his first opportunity, and that could happen as early as this week. The Tories would likely need the support of both the NDP and the Bloc to pass the motion, which appears unlikely.

Last week, Singh criticized both the Liberals and the Conservatives over their approaches to fighting climate change, but wouldn91Ƶt say whether he would keep the consumer carbon price if his party forms government after the next election.

Trudeau responded by accusing Singh of caving to political pressure from Poilievre.

Poilievre has not been fully clear on whether he would cancel both the consumer carbon levy, charged to individuals and smaller businesses, as well as the separate system that applies to big industry.

In his speech Sunday, Poilievre took shots at both Trudeau and Singh. 91ƵThis crazy carbon tax obsession of Justin Trudeau and the NDP is an existential threat to our economy and our way of life,91Ƶ he said.

Poilievre said despite the NDP pulling out of the supply-and-confidence agreement with the Liberals, Singh isn91Ƶt committing to voting to bring down the government and trigger an election.

91ƵNow on the eve of a byelection, sellout Jagmeet Singh wants you to believe he91Ƶs a changed man. He91Ƶs a totally new person. He91Ƶs forgotten about everything he91Ƶs been doing for two years.91Ƶ

As Parliament resumes on Monday, the political mood of the country will be tested in two byelections.

The NDP are trying to fend off the Conservatives in the Winnipeg riding of Elmwood91ƵTranscona and the Liberals are running a three-way race against the NDP and the Bloc in Montreal91Ƶs LaSalle91ƵÉmard91ƵVerdun.

In a June byelection, the Conservatives scored a surprise win in the longtime Liberal stronghold of Toronto91ƵSt. Paul91Ƶs.





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