Trudeau: I do not understand the position of the New Democratic Party on the carbon tax

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he doesn't understand the New Democrats' stance on a federal carbon tax, particularly on fuel costs, after New Democrat leader Jagmeet Singh said the fight against climate change is divisive. "I understand the sympathy of the New Democrats and Jagmeet," Trudeau said at a news conference in Vaughan, Ont., on Friday. This is a difficult moment. There are many political objections in this regard. I understand all this. "But what I really don't understand is the position of the New Democratic Party in backing down from cost-effective measures and fighting climate change."

Criticizing the Liberal Party's current approach to the carbon tax, Singh said in a speech Thursday that it would divide Canadians and rely too much on the free market to fix climate change. Earlier this week, the party The New Democrat supported the Conservative Party's move to ask Trudeau to hold a televised meeting with other prime ministers to discuss the carbon tax.

In his speech on Thursday, Singh said the New Democrats are working on their climate plan, focusing on recognizing regional differences and putting more emphasis on an industrial carbon tax.

"We will create affordable, low-carbon options and not penalize people who can't change the way they get to work or the way they heat their homes," Singh said. "In our plan, bigger polluters will have to pay more to fight the climate crisis they caused."

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