Tory Motion to Halt Carbon Tax Hike Defeated in House

Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre rises during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Dec. 13, 2023. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick

MPs have rejected a non-binding motion encouraging the federal government to halt the 23 percent increase in the carbon tax scheduled for April 1.

The motion was defeated by a vote of 205 to 119, with only the Tories voting in favour and the Liberals, NDP and Bloc Quebecois voting against.