Poilievre urges tax cuts to make diesel fuel more affordable
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre rises during Question Period on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Sept. 21. Poilievre is pitching a plan to cut federal taxes on diesel fuel, which he outlined on Sunday. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press)Social SharingConservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is pitching a plan to cut federal taxes on diesel fuel and help ensure Canada has affordable supplies of the fuel in the future.
Poilievre says Canada already produces enough diesel to meet national demand, but transportation bottlenecks leave some regions dependent on U.S. imports.
He proposes eliminating all tax on diesel sales until at least Canada Day by extending the full fuel excise tax cut until July 1 of next year and removing the GST from the purchase of fuel.
Poilievre also advocates removing all diesel production taxes by permanently scrapping the federal industrial carbon tax and the Clean Fuel Standard, which he says adds costs to the production of diesel and discourages new investment in refineries.
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Poilievre outlined the policy proposal on Sunday at a suburban Ottawa gas station.
He says the Conservative plan would expand refining capacity, help refineries process more Canadian crude and build the transportation and storage infrastructure needed to supply every region.
