More than half of Quebecers want to end carbon tax on gas: Léger survey
Posted May 20, 2025 12:24 pm.
Last Updated May 20, 2025 12:33 pm.
A majority of Quebecers are in favour of abolishing carbon tax on fuel, according to a Léger-Le Journal-TVA survey released Tuesday.
Fifty-six per cent of the respondents said they want the Legault government to end the tax on gasoline, while only 28 per cent said they want to maintain the taxes.
The sentiment was shared by a majority of Quebecers across the political spectrum, except supporters of Québec solidaire — with only 40 per cent of them saying that they wanted to abolish the carbon tax.
Cost of living and affordability were key issues in the federal election campaign in the recent months.
Currently, Quebec’s carbon tax on fuel amounts to about 10 cents per litre.
In March, Prime Minister Mark Carney signed an order eliminating the consumer carbon tax, but since Quebec has its own cap-and-trade system, fuel sold in La Belle Province was not affected by the order.
According to inflation data for April released by Statistics Canada Tuesday, gas prices fell across the country, including in Quebec. But, the price decline in Quebec was lesser compared to other provinces.
Overall, the inflation rate declined to 1.7 per cent year-on-year, compared to 2.3 per cent in March.
Despite this slowdown, prices are expected to go up in the coming weeks. Last week, major retailers and grocery chains like Loblaw and Walmart warned that they will be increasing their prices due to the ongoing trade war with the U.S.
“While the tariff situation might be improving between the U.S. and other countries, that’s not yet the case here in Canada. In fact, we’ll be facing a large wave of tariff-related increases in the weeks ahead,” said Per Bank, CEO of Loblaw, on LinkedIn.
In the Léger survey, 68 per cent of respondents said they wanted more transparency in the receipts clearly indicating the carbon tax.
The survey also showed 55 percent of respondents thought it was a good idea to build oil pipelines in Quebec, with 26 per cent thinking otherwise.
The survey was conducted online between May 9-11 among over 1,000 Quebecers.
