Liberals defend carbon pricing, potential tax hikes as ‘most effective’ method of fighting climate change

Speaking in the House of Commons during question period on Monday, Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre slammed the Liberals for potentially hiking taxes and the high cost of the carbon pricing scheme. Responding to Poilievre, Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault defended the Liberals’ carbon pricing mechanism, stating it’s the “most effective way to fight climate change.”