ST. PAUL – Vehicles sporting Canadian flags and signs paraded down St. Paul's main street on April 6 to protest the federal carbon tax.
Over 20 vehicles and residents from across the Lakeland region participated in an ‘Axe the Tax’ parade in St. Paul.
Adele Brooke, among the organizers of the protest, said carbon tax has made everything more expensive, from paying bills to grocery shopping.
“We’re done with Trudeau... [the carbon tax] is absolutely ridiculous,” she said. “So, we decided to all get together in unity, stand up together, and just say enough is enough."
The carbon tax increased from $65 to $80 per tonne on April 1, and will continue to increase by $15 each fiscal year until 2030, before peaking at $170 a tonne.
The nationwide “Axe the Tax” protest, coined by Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre, also began on the same day, with groups across the nation holding their own protests.