Danielle Smith, Ottawa sparring over carbon tax [Video]

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is among a group of Conservative provincial leaders continuing to push back against the federal carbon tax hike as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accuses them of “not telling the truth.”

On Wednesday, the PM said his pollution-pricing opponents are “misleading Canadians” when they don’t acknowledge the April 1 price increase coincides with an increase to the quarterly federal rebate households receive.

But according to Smith, that rebate is still not enough.

“Because the carbon tax is not rebated to businesses, every small business has to take the cost of that fuel and has to take the cost of the natural gas heating (and) work it into their prices.”

“That’s why it’s inflationary.”