Feds are sending out carbon tax rebates to Canadians, but no one is noticing

Most confused Canadians received the payment with no explanation. If they already receive direct deposit payments, the climate bonus arrived with a simple annotation: Climate Action Incentive Plan. Talk about a missed opportunity.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured in a scrum last November on the Hill. Sheila Copps argues that Trudeau has done a poor job communicating the quarterly rebate his government is sending to Canadians for the carbon tax. In some cases, it amounts to more than $1,500 a year.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY SHEILA COPPS

January 22, 2024

OTTAWA—Last week, 80 per cent of Canadians found a new year’s bonus us in their bank accounts.

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