Well, just to set the record straight, the GST tax credit will give a family of four close to $500. That's meaningful inflation relief.
Look, when it comes to a price on pollution, it looks like our government and this iteration of the Conservative Party are going to have to agree to differ. We believe that climate action today is absolutely essential. It's a moral imperative for sure.
Speaking as finance minister, though, I really can't emphasize too much the extent to which it is an economic imperative. Canada is a trading nation. We are a small, trade-exposed economy. The EU and the United States are moving aggressively with climate action. Our country needs to go there too; otherwise, we will not have the markets for the products that we want to sell.
A price on pollution is by far the most economically effective way to achieve climate action. Our government knows it's the right thing to do.