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OTTAWA, Ont. — Nova Scotians will not have to pay the carbon tax on home heating oil until after the next federal election.Oct. 26 after months of lobbying from inside his own caucus. Kings-Hants MP Kody Blois said while he supports carbon pricing, he has been pushing for adjustments to the national policy for more than 1.5 years.
While the change applies nationally, it has more of an impact in Nova Scotia where Blois said nearly 40 per cent of households use some form of home heating oil. The exemption takes effect Nov. 9 and the federal news release said the change represents a $250 savings on average for Nova Scotians, at the current rate.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre speaks to a packed Hants County War Memorial Community Centre Oct. 26. - Jason Malloy “When I think about rural Hants County or rural Kings County, there’s a lot of very beautiful old homes that are energy inefficient, that still use home heating oil,” he said. “We’re offering them a tangible solution to save energy on their home heating and also to help the environment.”✅ An exemption for heating oil until 2026.While the tax on home heating oil has been paused for three years, motorists will still feel the pinch at the pumps.
“Your Liberal MP has voted nine times in the House of Commons to tax your food, your heat and your gas,” Poilievre said to a round of boos.
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