Carbon tax ineffective in curbing fuel emissions: majority of Canadians
CTV
Two-thirds of Canadians say it is a poor time to increase the carbon tax, with a majority saying they believe the tax on gas is ineffective at tackling climate change.
Two-thirds of Canadians say it is a poor time to increase the carbon tax, with a majority saying they believe the tax on gas is ineffective at tackling climate change.
This is according to a survey conducted by Nanos Research and commissioned by CTV News intended to better understand Canadian perception towards combating climate change through increasing prices on fuel.
From coast to coast, 21 per cent of respondents say now is “poor timing” for a carbon tax increase, with 46 per cent saying it’s “very poor” timing.
“The perception of effectiveness of this tax in order to curb fuel consumption has actually declined over the last while,” said founder and chief data scientist Nik Nanos with Nanos Research.
“It's down about 10 percentage points. The kicker is that, people just don't think it's effective at all in terms of combating climate change.”
The sentiment against increasing the carbon tax was highest in the prairies, where 79 per cent of survey respondents agreed that the timing for a higher price on carbon is not right.
Similarly in the Atlantic region, 73 per cent of respondents said the timing is “poor” or “very poor." In Quebec, 53 per cent of respondents also said the timing is wrong.
