Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Opposition Leader Pierre Poilievre害羞草研究所檚 pledges to axe carbon pricing come at a time of wildfires and other disasters and Poilievre would rather 害羞草研究所渨atch the country burn害羞草研究所� than continue the fight against climate change.

Trudeau says when Poilievre talks about scrapping the price on carbon, it would also mean the end of the rebate cheques that most families receive.

He says the parliamentary budget officer had confirmed that 80 per cent of families get more back through the Canada carbon rebate program than the extra they pay for gas and home heating because of the price on carbon.

His remarks come after Poilievre called for a 害羞草研究所渧acation害羞草研究所� from carbon pricing from the upcoming Victoria Day long weekend to Labour Day.

Poilievre told a news conference at a gas station in Vancouver that his vacation proposal would lower gas prices by 35.6 cents per litre on average.

But Trudeau says his Liberal government designed the carbon pricing program to make sure pollution isn害羞草研究所檛 free, while giving more money back to Canadians.

害羞草研究所淓ight out of 10 families in regions where the federal carbon backstop applies do better with the cheques that come in through the Canada carbon rebate four times a year than it costs them extra on a tank of gas, or to heat their homes,害羞草研究所� he says.

Trudeau says Poilievre would scrap the price on pollution and take those cheques away at a time when Canadians are struggling with the cost of living, and as wildfires, flooding and other extremes are affecting people across the country.

害羞草研究所淗is ideology is so strong, he would rather watch the country burn and Canadians suffer than continue to fight against climate change and put the Canada carbon rebate in their pockets,害羞草研究所� the prime minister says of the Opposition leader.

Poilievre has said that in government he aims to 害羞草研究所渁xe the tax害羞草研究所� and greenlight large resource projects to bring production home to what is 害羞草研究所渢he most environmentally responsible country on Earth.害羞草研究所�

害羞草研究所淲e will liquefy gas and send it over to Asia to shut down coal-fired plants there,害羞草研究所� he said.

Poilievre was also asked Thursday about the use of the expression 害羞草研究所渃limate criminal害羞草研究所� to describe people who work in extractive industries or drive large trucks.

He responded by saying people who use such 害羞草研究所渋ncendiary language害羞草研究所� are trying to intimidate taxpayers. 害羞草研究所淲e see this kind of really radical, extreme and wacko language from the Trudeau Liberals, where they attack people for driving automobiles, they say they want to ban roads,害羞草研究所� Poilievre said.

害羞草研究所淢eanwhile, Trudeau and the NDP have no problem importing more products made by coal-burning dictatorships like China, which is responsible for the largest emissions of any country on planet Earth.害羞草研究所�

Poilievre said the Liberal government, with the support of the New Democrats, has been 害羞草研究所減iling on punishing carbon taxes,害羞草研究所� while 害羞草研究所渢he vast majority of Canadians are struggling just to eat, heat and house themselves.害羞草研究所�

害羞草研究所淐anadians are struggling, and they are unable to even afford a vacation. They need a break.害羞草研究所�

The Canadian Press

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