Conservative leader Poilievre makes campaign style stops in the Maritimes

If you are in the Maritimes, you may have seen some new advertisements from the Conservative Party of Canada aimed at the Justin Trudeau Liberal government and its carbon pricing policy.

If you are in the Maritimes, you may have seen some new advertisements from the Conservative Party of Canada aimed at the Justin Trudeau Liberal government and its carbon pricing policy.

If you have a phone, you likely received a robocall from Conservative leader, Pierre Poilievre, asking to join him in Halifax on Sunday for a 'Spike the Hike' and 'Axe the Tax' rally at the Halifax Marriott Harbourfront Hotel.

"It's April Fool's Day soon and with Justin Trudeau the jokes in on you," said Poilievre in an automated message. "With more tax hikes coming April first."

Poilievre is in the Maritimes this weekend to kick off the national campaign directed at the Liberal's carbon pricing policy that will see the price of carbon increase in April from $65 per tonne of carbon emissions to $85 per tone, which for Maritimers will see regular gas go up roughly 4 cents per litre.

All four Atlantic Canadian premiers, including Newfoundland and Labrador Liberal Premier Andrew Furey, joined together this week in calling for a pause on the carbon tax increase.

In Nova Scotia, Premier Tim Houston has been critical of the carbon tax since he was elected, and now both N.S. Liberal leader Zach Churchill, and N.S. NDP leader Claudia Chender have called for a freeze on carbon pricing.

Churchill points to the affordability crisis but says taxing individuals isn't the best policy, he'd prefer to see large industries and the biggest polluters pay their way and help bring the green economy forward and everyone forward.