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Poilievre urges tax cuts to make diesel fuel more affordable, ensure future supplies

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Bronskill, J. (2026, September 27). Poilievre urges tax cuts to make diesel fuel more affordable, ensure future supplies. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/politics/federal/poilievre-urges-tax-cuts-to-make-diesel-fuel-more-affordable-ensure-future-supplies/article_bb3f1a1b-43ab-5aed-b413-8593747f0fe4.html

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-09-27 · by Jim Bronskill

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Pierre Poilievre, leader of a political party, is proposing tax cuts on diesel fuel to make it more affordable and ensure future supplies within Canada. He suggests eliminating federal taxes on diesel sales until at least July 1 of the following year by extending an existing excise tax cut and removing GST from fuel purchases. Additionally, Poilievre advocates for permanently scrapping production taxes such as the industrial carbon tax and Clean Fuel Standard to encourage new investment in refineries and expand refining capacity.
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Pierre Poilievre, leader of the Conservative Party, proposed eliminating federal taxes on diesel fuel until at least Canada Day to make it more affordable and ensure stable domestic supply. The plan includes extending the suspension of the excise tax cut and removing the GST from diesel sales. He claims that Canada already produces enough diesel for national demand, but transportation bottlenecks leave some regions reliant on U.S. imports. Poilievre advocates scrapping the federal industrial carbon tax and the Clean Fuel Standard to reduce production costs and encourage new investment in refineries. The proposal was made at a gas station in suburban Ottawa amid rising global fuel prices due to conflicts like those in Ukraine and the Middle East, which have pushed up diesel costs by about 32 cents per litre compared to the U.S.

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Poilievre also advocates removing all diesel production taxes by permanently scrapping the federal industrial carbon tax and the Clean Fuel Standard, which he says adds costs to the production of diesel and discourages new investment in refineries.
framing: assertive · carried by 2 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-27
🔮 He says the Conservative plan would expand refining capacity, help refineries process more Canadian crude and build the transportation and storage infrastructure needed to supply every region.
2026-09-27 · Toronto Star
Poilievre urges tax cuts to make diesel fuel more affordable, ensure future supplies · assertive framing
2026-09-27 · Global News
Conservatives propose eliminating tax on diesel sales until Canada Day · assertive framing

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OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is pitching a plan to cut federal taxes on diesel fuel and help ensure Canada has affordable supplies of the fuel in the future. asserted
Canada → pitch → future
Poilievre says Canada already produces enough diesel to meet national demand, but transportation bottlenecks leave some regions dependent on U.S. imports. asserted
bottlenecks → say → imports
He proposes eliminating all tax on diesel sales until at least Canada Day by extending the full fuel excise tax cut until July 1 of next year and removing the GST from the purchase of fuel. asserted
He → propose → fuel
Poilievre also advocates removing all diesel production taxes by permanently scrapping the federal industrial carbon tax and the Clean Fuel Standard, which he says adds costs to the production of diesel and discourages new investment in refineries. asserted
he → advocate → refineries
Poilievre outlined the policy proposal today at a suburban Ottawa gas station. asserted
Poilievre → outline → station
He says the Conservative plan would expand refining capacity, help refineries process more Canadian crude and build the transportation and storage infrastructure needed to supply every region. asserted
refineries → say → region
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 27, 2026. asserted
report → publish → Press
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