I believe that, as much as possible, we should have an exemption as opposed to a rebate. If a rebate is ever in place, that money should go directly back to Canadian taxpayers, but my preference would be to have that exemption. Currently, the carbon tax is not expenditure neutral, meaning Canadians pay more in carbon tax than they receive. That was acknowledged today at the public accounts committee.
On March 9th, 2021. See this statement in context.