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Canadian finance minister points to high gas prices are a ‘reminder of why climate action is so important’

Updated: July 6, 2022 at 8:57 pm EST  See Comments

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BRAMPTON, Ontario (LifeSiteNews) — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s World Economic Forum-linked finance minister told Canadians on Tuesday that record-high fuel prices are a “reminder of why climate action is so important and why as a country we need to work even harder and move even faster towards a green economy.”

“It’s an insurance policy against higher energy prices,” Liberal Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said at a press conference.

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says Canada’s record-high gas prices are a “reminder why climate action is so important.” #cdnpoli pic.twitter.com/YSzxMA0k2D

— True North (@TrueNorthCentre) July 6, 2022

Freeland’s statements come after the Liberal government increased the cost of fuel overnight by imposing a “carbon tax” on Canadians on April 1.

On the same day the Liberals imposed the heavy tax on an already financially struggling populace, they gave themselves a significant pay raise, despite their salaries already being over triple that of the average Canadian.

Freeland’s economic goals have been under

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