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1 month ago | 
torontosun.com | Franco Terrazzano |Kris Sims
Some wonder if they can afford to fix their car. Others ask how they’ll make rent after they were laid off from the steel plant. The MNP financial firm reports that 50% of Canadians are within $200 of not being able to make minimum payments on their bills. Affordability is THE ballot box question because half of Canadians are broke. People are asking how much the plans of Liberal Leader Mark Carney and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre are going to cost.
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2 months ago | 
torontosun.com | Franco Terrazzano |Kris Sims
Carney dropped the consumer carbon tax to zero. That’s a good thing because that carbon tax punishes people for driving to work and heating their homes. Getting rid of that tax saves people about $13 when they fill up a minivan, about $20 when filling up a pickup truck and about $200 when filling up a big rig that delivers food and supplies. It will also save the average Ontario family more than $325 per year on heating bills.
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2 months ago | 
edmontonsun.com | Franco Terrazzano |Kris Sims
Author of the article: Franco Terrazzano and Kris Sims, Special to Toronto Sun Published Apr 01, 2025 • Last updated 8 hours ago • 3 minute read You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Ontario Premier Doug Ford gives remarks at a press conference in Queen's Park on March 10, 2025 in Toronto.
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2 months ago | 
torontosun.com | Franco Terrazzano |Kris Sims
The best way the government can make life more affordable is to let people keep more of their own money and tax cuts will do just that. After years of higher taxes, this election is turning into a tax-cutting campaign. he would cut the lowest income tax bracket by one percentage point. Carney estimates that would save a two-income family up to $825 a year. Liberal Leader Mark Carneyhe would cut the lowest income tax bracket by one percentage point.
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2 months ago | 
edmontonsun.com | Franco Terrazzano |Kris Sims
Published Mar 25, 2025 • Last updated 22 hours ago • 3 minute read You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Liberal Leader Mark Carney, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. JORGE UZON/AFP via Getty Images and Adrian Wyld/The Canadian PressArticle contentThe best way the government can make life more affordable is to let people keep more of their own money and tax cuts will do just that.
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2 months ago | 
midnorthmonitor.com | Franco Terrazzano |Kris Sims
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2 months ago | 
torontosun.com | Franco Terrazzano |Kris Sims
• • You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Article contentThis is a game-changer. Advertisement 2Don't have an account? Create AccountArticle contentArticle contentWe apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, ortap here to see other videos from our team. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, ortap here to see other videos from our team.
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2 months ago | 
torontosun.com | Franco Terrazzano |Kris Sims
And when taxpayers won the fight against that carbon tax, they proved they can win the fight against hidden carbon taxes on Canadian businesses. The so-called consumer carbon tax is the tax you pay directly on every heating bill and at the gas station. It’s the tax that gets hiked every year on April 1. Everyday Canadians were fed up with paying $13 extra when they filled-up their minivans and paying about $400 extra to heat their homes in the winter.
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2 months ago | 
timminstimes.com | Franco Terrazzano |Kris Sims
Canadians should take this moment to celebrate their win because the consumer carbon tax is gone – for nowPublished Mar 14, 2025 • Last updated 1 week ago • 3 minute readNew Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney addresses the media after being sworn in at Rideau Hall in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on Friday, March 14, 2025.
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Feb 28, 2025 | 
niagaraindependent.ca | Franco Terrazzano |Kris Sims
Carney has refused to provide Canadians a clear answer on this simple question: how much will your carbon tax cost? Pictured: Mark Carney. Photo Credit: Mark Carney/X. All carbon taxes must be scrapped in Canada for three key reasons. First, a carbon tax on businesses is a carbon tax on Canadians that we can’t afford. Second, the United States is ready to steal our businesses and Canada’s carbon taxes are giving our businesses a push out the door for them to leave.
