Carbon tax: Bloc says federal government owes Quebecers $814 million

The Bloc Québécois is asking the Carney government to pay $814 million to Quebec taxpayers to account for the carbon tax rebate to other provinces.

This is one of six “essential” demands made by the sovereigntist party in order to support the next federal budget, scheduled for November 4.

“The issue of carbon tax rebates is a matter of basic fairness,” insisted Bloc finance spokesperson Jean-Denis Garon at a press conference in Ottawa on Tuesday.

The Carney government has ended the carbon tax. Canadians in most provinces received an advance refund before the election campaign began, but the carbon tax revenues related to this rebate were never collected because the tax was abolished.

However, Quebec, which has its own system, was not eligible for this rebate, nor was British Columbia.