Inside what ‘axe the tax’ means to Pierre Poilievre’s supporters: ‘He understands Canadians’
Global News
With the carbon price set to increase by $15 per tonne on April 1, Pierre Poilievre has spent the past month hosting rallies and releasing a new ads calling to "spike the hike."
When Sarah Morin hears the phrase “axe the tax,” what enters her mind is “freedom.”
The 41-year-old is a stay-at-home mother of two who has been using a food bank amid cost-of-living pressures.
She was among those who packed into a crammed room at a convention centre near Ottawa’s airport on Sunday to listen to Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre speak.
His signature cause: The party’s long-standing vow to “axe” the Liberal government’s consumer carbon price.
With the price set to increase by $15 per tonne on April 1, Poilievre has spent the past month hosting rallies and releasing a new set of ads pressing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to “spike the hike.”
During his latest event, a clock projected on the wall ticked down the time remaining until the carbon price increases, as rallygoers waved “axe the tax” signs and Poilievre sported a T-shirt emblazoned with the slogan.
But what do those three words actually mean to those who chant them?
“Freedom,” Morin told The Canadian Press.
