Two thirds of Canadians say now is poor or very poor timing for increasing carbon taxes – Diminishing minority see carbon taxes as effective at curbing fuel consumption (CTV/Nanos)

Across the country, most Canadians say that now is a poor (21%) or very poor (46%) time to increase carbon taxes on things like gas. Residents of the Prairies (79%) and the Atlantic region (73%) were more likely to say that it is a poor or very poor time than residents of Quebec (53%). Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) hybrid telephone and online random survey of 1081 Canadians, 18 years of age or older, between July 30th to August 2nd, 2023, as part of an omnibus survey. ...