OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney claimed Monday that the industrial carbon tax has no effect on grocery prices, drawing a sharp rebuttal from the Canadian Taxpayers Federation.
PM Carney claimed today that industrial carbon pricing has “zero” direct or indirect impact on food prices.
That is not true.
Ottawa’s own modelling estimated millions in carbon-pricing costs for food, beverage manufacturing in 2022, when the carbon tax was $20 per tonne.… pic.twitter.com/vTT5xP4csF
— The Food Professor (@FoodProfessor) September 21, 2026
