Critical Vote by Liberal MPs Across Northern Ontario on the Carbon Tax – Didn’t Go Very Well

Conservatives in Northern Ontario are not too pleased with Liberal MP’s in the north that voted against taking the carbon tax off home heating. The following statement was issued yesterday by the office of the Opposition.

Liberal MPs in Northern Ontario voted to punish hard -working Canadians. Instead of voting for our common sense Conservative motion to take the carbon tax off home heating, Viviane Lapointe, Marc Serré, Anthony Rota, Marcus Powlowski, and Patty Hajdu all voted to keep the tax on just as winter is approaching. Sault Ste. Marie MP, Terry Sheehan also voted against the measure.

Justin Trudeau’s carbon tax pause for home heating oil is nothing but a gimmick and a scam. It does nothing to help 97 percent of Canadian households. And not only are Liberals refusing to offer relief to struggling Canadians, they all support quadrupling the tax and punishing Canadians even more.
This carbon tax chaos has created two classes of Canadians. When asked why the carbon tax was paused for only a select few, the Liberal Rural Affairs Minister said that if other Canadians wanted to be able to afford to heat their homes or feed their kids, they should have elected more Liberals.

If that’s the case, why aren’t Canadians in Sudbury, North Bay, and Thunder Bay feeling the relief? Why did Liberal MPs like Viviane Lapointe, Marc Serré, Anthony Rota, Marcus Powlowski, and Patty Hajdu vote to make the lives of the people who voted for them more expensive?

Justin Trudeau isn’t making decisions to benefit Canadian s. He’s making decisions to try and save himself. And Northern Ontarians are paying the price. This Prime Minister is just not worth the cost. Only common -sense Conservatives will keep the heat on and take the tax off to bring home lower prices for all Canadians.