Poilievre Proposes Gas Tax Cut

0:00It's April 2, I'm Cory with the story. This is Vancouver News Today, driven by AI. Conservative leader Pierre Pulliev is pushing hard for the federal government to suspend taxes on gas and diesel right through the end of the year. He's set to drop the details at a news conference tomorrow at 8.30 a.m. Eastern time, calling to scrap the GST and excise taxes on both fuels. This push hits as the Middle East Conflict drives up gas prices across Canada and the globe, squeezing wallets everywhere. Countries like Australia and Ireland already stepped up with their own fuel tax cuts to ease the pain for drivers. Poivere floated a similar tax holiday idea before summer 2024 when regional price jumps had folks fuming. Now with cost still climbing, his plan could spark real debate on quick relief at the pumps.