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Latest economic data shows consumer carbon tax was driving inflation

Canada’s inflation rate fell in April, driven in part by the lowering of the consumer carbon tax rate to $0 during the election campaign. However, many industries like food weren't as lucky.

Isaac Lamoureux, True North
May 21, 2025
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Canada’s inflation rate fell in April, driven in part by the lowering of the consumer carbon tax rate to $0 during the election campaign. However, while energy prices steeply decreased, other industries, like food, weren’t as lucky and prices skyrocketed due to Prime Minister Mark Carney’s counter-tariffs and ongoing industrial carbon tax.

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