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NDP supports ‘price on pollution’, Singh avoids direct response to carbon tax

Party under pressure as Conservatives continue to push against the tax
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Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh insists his party’s position on carbon pricing remains unchanged, although he won’t say whether he supports making Canadians pay it on consumer items like gasoline. Singh rises during question period in Ottawa, Monday, April 15, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

The federal leader of the New Democrats spent Monday insisting his party’s position on carbon pricing remains unchanged.

But Jagmeet Singh refused to say explicitly whether he supports the consumer levy, and Canadians having to pay it on everyday items like gasoline.

“Our position is not changed — at all,” he told reporters.

“We absolutely support a price on pollution. We’ve always supported it.

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