You know, I've heard that thrown around sometimes, but it's really magic math to think that the government is going to hammer us with a tax and then somehow make people better off. The truth of the matter is that the carbon tax is causing a ton of pain, and so are booze taxes and payroll taxes which continue to go up.
The first role of government during a pandemic should be first, do no harm, but as you mentioned, the carbon tax is set to increase for the third time during the pandemic. It's supposed to continue to go up all the way until 2030 where it will be nearly 40¢ per litre. Also, we have a second carbon tax coming in through fuel regulations. You mentioned a rebate, but as far as I'm aware, there is absolutely no rebate on the second carbon tax, which could add another 11¢ per litre to the price of gasoline.