100 Day Action Plan: Repealing Trudeau carbon tax before January 1

Families will start saving hundreds of dollars per year for coldest winter months

As part of its 100 Day Action Plan, a new
Conservative government will repeal Justin Trudeau’s carbon tax as its first
piece of legislation, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer said today. 

Scheer has already announced that he will convene
Parliament, at which time he will introduce and pass the Carbon
Tax Repeal Act so Canadians aren’t stuck paying a carbon tax over
another long, cold winter.

“Canadians cannot afford to be punished every time they
drive their kids to school or turn up their thermostat on a cold winter day,”
Scheer said. “That’s why a new Conservative government will make sure Trudeau’s
carbon tax is history by January 1 and we will use every legislative tool at
our disposal to get it done.”

Trudeau’s Environment Minister Catherine McKenna has
already confirmed that the carbon tax will go up if the Liberals are
re-elected, but hasn’t said by how much. With Trudeau and the NDP now scheming
to form a coalition government, Scheer said the carbon tax will go through the
roof.

“A government with Trudeau as the spokesman and the NDP
calling the shots would be the worst possible outcome for Canadians,” Scheer
said. “Part of the NDP’s price to keep Trudeau in power will be a massive
increase to the carbon tax. It’s the coalition Canadians can’t afford.”

Scheer also highlighted another part of his 100 Day Action
Plan: removing the GST from Canadians’ home heating bills.

“In Canada, heating your home is not a luxury, it’s a
necessity,” Scheer said.  “Rising home energy costs are a particular
burden on low and middle class families. Justin Trudeau believes we should tax
these families for the privilege of heating their homes. I disagree. I will
take the GST off home heating in my first 100 days as Prime Minister.”

Scheer highlighted how families in Ontario will save as a
result of these measures.  Repealing the Trudeau Carbon Tax will save the
average Ontario family $244 per year, while
removing the GST on home energy costs will save them
$114 more. 

ANDREW SCHEER’S FIRST 100 DAY ACTION PLAN

1. Introduce
   ‘Get Ahead Fiscal Update’ within 45 of days of taking office.
2. Implement
   Green Home Renovation Tax Credit, Children’s Fitness Tax Credit,
3. Children’s
   Arts and Learning Tax Credit and Green Public Transit Tax Credit by January 1,
   2020.
4. Call
   a Premier’s Meeting for January 6, 2020, to discuss removing trade barriers
   between provinces.
5. Begin
   negotiations with Quebec on a single tax return.
6. Bring
   in a maximum penalty of $20,000 for politicians who break the Conflict of Interest Act.
7. Scrap
   the Trudeau Carbon Tax by January 1, 2020.
8. Take
   the GST off home energy costs by January 1, 2020.

HOW YOU WILL GET AHEAD: 

• Under a new Conservative
  government, an average retired couple living in Tsawwassen will save $2,580 a year.
• Under a new Conservative
  government, a family of four – soon to be five – in Montreal will save $4,642 a year.
• Under a new Conservative
  government, a family of four in Markham will save $3,264 a year. 

ANDREW SCHEER’S PLAN TO HELP YOU GET AHEAD

• Scrap the Trudeau Carbon Tax, lowering the cost of everyday
  essentials like gas, groceries, and home heating.
• Introduce the Universal Tax Cut, saving an average couple $850.
• Take the GST off home heating costs,
  saving your family $107 every year.
• Introduce the Green Public Transit Tax Credit, saving a family of four who take
  transit up to $1,000.
• Make maternity benefits tax-free, putting up to $4,000 back in the pockets of new
  parents.
• Introduce the Children’s Fitness Tax Credit, allowing parents to claim up to $1,000 for sports activities.
• Introduce the Children’s Arts and Learning Tax
  Credit, letting parents claim up to $500 for arts and learning
  programs.
• Expand the Age Credit, benefiting the lowest income
  Canadians the most and giving a senior couple up to $300.
• Boost government-matching to RESPs
  by 50%, helping parents get more for
  their kids’ education.
• Introduce the Green Home Renovation Tax Credit, putting up to $3,800 back in the pockets of
  Canadians for green home improvements.

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