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Liberals dismiss accusations they intend to slap a green tax on pickup trucks

'This so-called fee on trucks doesn't exist': Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault

Mia Rabson · The Canadian Press · Posted: Apr 15, 2022 2:50 PM MT | Last Updated: April 15

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/liberals-dismiss-accusations-they-intend-to-slap-a-green-tax-on-pickup-trucks-1.6421384

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Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says his government doesn't plan to add a tax to pickups. (CBC)

Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault said the Conservatives are lying about a secret government plan to add a green tax to pickup trucks.

There have been several tweets from Tory MPs, the Conservative party and Alberta Premier Jason Kenney in recent days insisting the government is about to extend a federal green levy to pickups.

"This so-called fee on trucks doesn't exist," Guilbeault said Wednesday, in a tweet responding to Conservative MP and leadership candidate Pierre Poilievre.

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