Conservatives once again poised to force vote on non-binding call to drop federal fuel taxes until 2027 – iPolitics
May 26, 2026
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After failing to secure the support of any other party for their non-binding call for Prime Minister Mark Carney to instruct federal lawyers to “put private property first” in its response to ongoing legal battles related to First Nations land claims, the Conservatives are set to force a full day of debate — and, ultimately, a vote — on a motion that, if adopted, would urge the government to “offer Canadians immediate relief by ending all federal taxes on gas and diesel for the rest of the year, including the GST,” as well as “permanently scrap the Clean Fuel Standard.” (10 a.m.)
Although not identical, the motion — which stands in the name of party leader Pierre Poilievre — includes the same central demands as the motion put forward by the party’s finance critic, Jasraj Hallan, last month, which also went down to defeat, and is all but guaranteed to meet a similar fate when it goes to a vote tomorrow afternoon.
