Asked by NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh to end fossil fuel subsidies amid rising inflation, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said during Wednesday’s question period that he was “committed to phasing out” subsidies in the next two years. Trudeau said his government has also already phased out eight tax breaks for the oil and gas sector.
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