Poilievre stresses carbon tax opposition during Burlington visit

Federal Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre made a campaign-like stop in Burlington today at the Boilermakers’ union office, sticking to his focus on the carbon tax.

Poilievre toured the facility and spoke to a crowd of a couple hundred people, claiming the carbon tax harms big businesses.

“We need a carbon tax election and a common-sense prime minister who will axe the taxes, greenlight big projects, and bring jobs home,” Poilievre said.

When asked about Donald Trump’s win and policies affecting the Hamilton, Halton, and Niagara areas, Poilievre once again returned to taxes.

“I’m very concerned the carbon tax will shut down steel companies in the Hamilton area. Trudeau wants to quadruple it, which will turn Hamilton into a ghost town. Steel jobs, manufacturing jobs, and suppliers will move to the States as Trudeau raises taxes and Trump cuts them,” he explained.

Poilievre also said he would scrap the federal sales tax on new homes under a million dollars to lower mortgage costs and speed up homebuilding.

“Competition is the only way,” he said. “If we build more homes, prices will come down. By axing the GST on new homes, we can build 30,000 new homes per year.”

Poilievre also expressed plans to slash individual income taxes but didn’t provide specifics.