Poilievre Vows to Delay Parliament to Force Carbon Tax Changes, Trudeau Accuses Conservatives of Intimidation
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Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre vowed to introduce "thousands of amendments" to legislation to delay parliamentary proceedings until the Liberal government scraps parts of the carbon tax.
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Poilievre threatened to "ruin" Trudeau's Christmas vacation by forcing round-the-clock voting in the House of Commons.
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The Conservatives are upset after the Senate amended their private member's bill that would have delivered a carbon tax exemption to some farmers.
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Trudeau accused the Conservatives of "intimidating" senators and said Poilievre wants to take Canada "back to the stone age" on climate policy.
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Government House Leader Karina Gould called Poilievre's threats "completely irresponsible" and said he is "not in a serious position" but rather being "reckless."