MPs to vote on motion calling on Trudeau to extend carbon tax pause to all forms of home heating

On Monday afternoon, MPs will vote on a non-binding motion from the Conservatives, calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to extend the carbon tax pause on home heating oil to all forms of home heating.

On Monday afternoon, MPs will vote on a non-binding motion from the Conservatives, calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to extend the carbon tax pause on home heating oil to all forms of home heating.

The proposal—advanced by Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre last week during his party's latest opposition day in the House of Commons—is expected to receive the backing of the NDP, but their votes alone will not be enough to see the motion pass. 

In order for Poilievre's proposal to be successful, he would need the support of the Bloc Quebecois caucus. However, that appears to not be in the cards, as numerous MPs from that party have noted the motion would have "no impact on Quebec" given the carbon tax is not in effect in that province.

That's because this temporary break, as well as the Canada-wide doubling of the rural top-up to the carbon price rebate, only apply to the jurisdictions where the federal carbon tax is in effect on account for that province requesting it or do not have a system of their own that's up to the federal standard.

These jurisdictions are: Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, the Yukon, and Nunavut.

Speaking ahead of the vote, Bloc Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet said this motion doesn't concern Quebec and therefore his caucus "will not do as the NDP and vote strangely, with the Conservatives."

"The environment is not a fancy thing that you entertain between crises," Blanchet said. "It is in and by itself a very important issue, and we have to be constant and patient and determined in those matters."