Trudeau government rebrands carbon tax incentive payment as 'Canada Carbon Rebate'

The federal government is rebranding the carbon tax rebate. Previously known as the Climate Action Incentive Payment, the Liberals are now calling it the 'Canada Carbon Rebate,' according to a release touting the amount Canadians will be reimbursed this year.

The federal government is rebranding the carbon tax rebate.

Previously known as the Climate Action Incentive Payment, the Liberals are now calling it the "Canada Carbon Rebate," according to a release touting the amount Canadians will be reimbursed this year.

A series of ministers are expected to imminently make an announcement about the new name for the existing rebate program, in Ottawa on Wednesday.

Talks of a rebrand have been circling on the Hill since MPs got back to the Capital last month, after the federal government faced months of political heat for advancing select carbon tax carve-outs.

Last month Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland pointed to the at-times nondescript direct deposits that land in Canadians' bank accounts, and said that "Canadians have the right to know what they're getting."

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