Poilievre makes campaign-style stop in Halifax, calls on Trudeau to 'Axe the Tax'
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‘Axe the Tax’ was the rallying cry at a Halifax rally on Sunday, where Federal Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre drummed up support among the more than one thousand people who packed into a ballroom at a downtown hotel.
‘Axe the Tax’ was the rallying cry at a Halifax rally on Sunday, where Federal Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre drummed up support among the more than one thousand people who packed into a ballroom at a downtown hotel.
"Canadians are good and honest people," said Poilievre to the enthusiastic audience. "And they don't have to live this way."
Poilievre, wearing an 'Axe the Tax' T-shirt was in the Maritimes this weekend, launching a new ad campaign called 'Spike the Hike' and 'Axe the Tax' which targets Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his Liberal government's carbon pricing policy, set to increase the cost of carbon from $60 per tonne to $85 per tonne on April 1st.
"Happy Saint Patrick's Day, Halifax," were Poilievre’s first words on stage. "Who is ready the 'Axe the Tax?'” were his next, which stirred up the crowd with chants of their own and waving signs with the new slogan.
The Conservative leader is building up support on the east coast after another campaign-style rally in New Brunswick on Saturday.
Political pressure is mounting for Trudeau and the Liberals to halt the carbon price hike that is set to take effect in April.
Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston has long called for the abandoning of the carbon tax and this week his opposition including Nova Scotia Liberal leader Zach Churchill and NDP leader Claudia Chender issued statements echoing the call.
