OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he will scrap the industrial carbon tax, which hits sectors “like steel, aluminum, and energy.”

The move comes on the heels of a decision on Friday by new Prime Minister Mark Carney to reduce the price of the consumer carbon tax rate to zero, which means Canadians will no longer pay it on fuels.

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