Canada’s carbon tax to increase on April 1 [Video]

As Canada’s carbon tax rate is set to increase beginning next month, new polling data suggests the majority of Canadians are against the idea of paying even more for fuel.

Beginning on April 1, the federal government will be increasing the price on carbon pollution by $15 per tonne, continuing with its plan to increase it each year until 2030.

That means the carbon tax will be 17 cents per litre on gasoline, 21 cents per litre on diesel and 15 cents per cubic metre of natural gas.

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The Trudeau government says the strategy is meant to reduce emissions and encourage innovation, but one group says a growing proportion of Canadians are against the added cost.

The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) released the results of a Leger poll on Monday that suggested almost …