At a press conference on Sept. 24, 2024, Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault ruled out the government entertaining any possibility of slowing down or clawing back scheduled increases to the consumer carbon tax program.Photo by Spencer Colby/The Canadian Press

'It's a complex issue': Why Steven Guilbeault thinks the Liberals' climate plan isn't resonating

The environment minister tried to make the case that the plan is working and ruled out slowing down scheduled increases to the carbon tax

by · National Post

OTTAWA — Low in the polls and staring down the barrel of an election, Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault tried to make a case. 

That case, which the minister outlined before reporters gathered on Parliament Hill on Tuesday, was a simple one: The Liberals’ plan to tackle climate change is working and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre wants to cut it.

Guilbeault’s attempt came as Tory MPs erupted into cheering and applause in the House of Commons as Poilievre made good on his promise to try to bring down Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government by tabling a non-confidence motion to trigger what he calls a “carbon tax election.” Given it lacks support from the Bloc Quebecois and NDP, it is destined to fail.

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