The most support for removing carbon tax from home heating came from Atlantic Canada with 66 percent of those polled in favour.

More than half of Canadians want the federal government to axe the carbon tax from home heating bills, according to a new poll.

Fifty-seven percent of those surveyed want relief from carbon pricing on all home heating, according to the Leger poll, which was commissioned by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF). Twenty-one percent opposed extending the carbon tax exemption while 22 percent of respondents said they were unsure.

The highest support for removing carbon pricing from home heating was in Atlantic Canada with 66 percent of those polled in favour. British Columbia followed with 64 percent while Saskatchewan and Manitoba each came in at 60 percent support. Fifty-eight percent of Ontario residents supported the move while Alberta and Quebec came in at 54 percent and 50 percent support respectively.