Parliament has voted against a motion by the Conservatives to scrap the carbon tax which is due to increase by 23 per cent on April 1.
Opposition Leader Pierre Poilievre introduced a motion earlier this week to stop the annual carbon price increase, which is set to rise to $80 per tonne from the current $65 per tonne.
Conservative Leader Pierre Pollievre and NL MP Clifford Small are shown atop Atlantic Place last fall. (VOCM News)
That will see the tax on fuel increase from about 14 to 17 cents per litre.
Increases are scheduled to take place annually until 2030 when the pollution tax is set to reach $170 per tonne.
The motion was ultimately defeated yesterday, with the Liberals, NDP and Bloc Quebecois voting against.
The Conservatives insist the tax is hitting Canadians hard, while Prime Minister Justin Trudeau counters that rebate cheques will return more money to people in the long run.
