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Sixteen years after B.C. became the first Canadian province to introduce a carbon tax under Gordon Campbell’s BC Liberals, the future of the tax looks uncertain.
B.C. Premier David Eby said in September that his government would cut its carbon tax if federal requirements for the tax were removed. He has since confirmed that commitment after his BC NDP party formed another majority government.
Conservative Party of BC Leader John Rustad — who was a BC Liberal MLA when B.C. introduced its carbon tax in 2008, and whose current party now holds 44 seats as the Official Opposition — has promised to cut the carbon tax if he becomes B.C.’s premier, regardless of whether Ottawa drops its requirement.
Pierre Poilievre’s federal Conservative Party has campaigned on ending the carbon tax. And while the federal NDP have previously supported the Liberal carbon tax, Jagmeet Singh has not confirmed if his party would nix it if elected.
As federal election looms with a deadline of October 2025, the fate of the carbon tax will no doubt be in play during the forthcoming campaign season.
With all this in mind, we want to ask:
Will the carbon tax survive?
* Please note that all poll answers will be publicly viewable, but anonymous.
Please note that Tyee Barometer polls are only intended as a quick and engaging non-scientific snapshot of our readers' opinions on various topics that fit with The Tyee's very broad editorial mandate. They are not intended to be seen as a representative sampling of BC opinion.