Carbon tax testimony: Premiers invited to Conservative-chaired committee
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The Conservative chair of a House of Commons committee has invited Canada's premiers to come testify about their carbon tax concerns.
The Conservative chair of a House of Commons committee has invited Canada's premiers to come testify about their carbon tax concerns.
On Tuesday, the premiers of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Saskatchewan and Alberta made public letters they'd sent to the House Finance Committee, asking to appear to talk about the upcoming April 1 carbon price increase.
According to the Official Opposition, the Liberal chair of the House Finance Committee declined to recall that panel of MPs on an urgent basis to accommodate these provincial leaders' requests to come talk, before the tax increase comes into effect next Monday.
The House of Commons is currently on a two-week constituency break but committees can still meet if there's enough interest.
In a statement, Conservative MP and chair of the Conservative-led Government Operations and Estimates Committee Kelly McCauley said he extended an invitation to these premiers to come discuss the matter, before the same committee that is currently examining the ArriveCan controversy as well as the Main Estimates.
"Premiers should be welcomed before parliamentary committees and given the opportunity to testify, especially on matters of national importance," McCauley said.
CTV News has reached out to the House Finance Committee and the MP who leads it for comment.
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