The Conservatives sent out an 11-page brochure of tax benefits to constituents.
Liberal MP Rob Oliphant participates in a press conference in the foyer of the House of Commons in Ottawa on Dec. 6, 2018.
"That's atrocious," said Liberal Rob Oliphant, who found out about the brochures because one of the constituents in his Toronto riding has a vacation property in the riding of Tory MP Jamie Schmale. The rebate is the same regardless of income, varying only by province and family size. The average rebate will be $248 in New Brunswick, $300 in Ontario, $336 in Manitoba and $598 in Saskatchewan.
The Liberals say most people will get more back from the rebate than they pay in carbon taxes, with only heavy users of fossil fuels seeing losses. They also point to the rebates as proof they aren't trying to make life more expensive, but rather giving people an incentive to reduce energy use, pay less tax, and come out ahead.Oliphant said the brochures are being funded by taxpayers as part of MPs' office budgets, and people are trusting the information to be complete.
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