Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wrote a letter to the four premiers who asked to make a case for axing the carbon tax before a federal committee. In his letter, Trudeau said he aimed to dispel the misconception that Canada’s carbon pricing system drives inflation, claiming it was “demonstrably false.”

He added that the Bank of Canada has said the carbon price is only responsible for 0.1% of annual inflation. However, True North previously reported inconsistencies in the Bank of Canada’s projections regarding the carbon tax’s influence on inflation. When Saskatchewan stopped collec