The per capita income in the United States has grown by over 50% in the last 10 years. In Canada it has grown by 4%. One of the economic differences between Canada and the U.S. is the carbon tax. If we want to fund sports, if we want to fund arts and if we want to fund the performing arts—which I think, as I said, are critical to Canadian culture, and their very existence is the fabric of our country—we need to axe the tax.
On February 27th, 2024. See this statement in context.