Carney trumpets death of consumer carbon tax, Poilievre claims Liberals will let it live again [Video]

Liberal Leader Mark Carney touted the end of the consumer carbon tax during a campaign stop in Winnipeg on Tuesday morning, as his main political opponent suggested he’ll revive the controversial policy if re-elected.

Both Carney and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre used the April 1 death of the consumer carbon price to tee off — a reminder of how this election was once billed as a referendum on the contentious Justin Trudeau-era Liberal policy.

During Trudeau’s unpopular final years, Poilievre — then trouncing the Liberals in the polls — was adamant for what he called a carbon tax election, making “axe the tax” an anchor of his pitch to Canadians for the past two years. 

Carney largely neutralized Poilievre’s attack when he signed a prime ministerial directive during his first few hours in office, instructing that the fuel charge for consumers end April 1. 

“You may notice that you will …