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Canada remains a global outlier when it comes to providing tax relief for its citizens at a time of surging inflation.

Canadians may think it is some sick April Fool’s Day prank, but taxpayers can expect to pay more at the gas pumps and for alcohol on Friday, while politicians in Ottawa give themselves a hefty pay raise. 

"Now that the years-long Liberal-NDP courtship has turned official, Canadians should brace themselves for an unwelcome raft of higher taxes and unsustainable spending."

Kenney said that stopping the provincial fuel tax “puts money back in the pockets of Albertans when they need it most.”

Canadians can expect even higher prices at the pumps once the Trudeau government moves ahead with its planned carbon tax hike on April 1. 

The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is telling the Canadian government to follow the lead of other countries who have lowered taxes to combat inflation. 

Franco Terrazzano of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation put together a wish list for taxpayers with a dozen items ranging from ending the gas tax-on-tax to ending automatic pay increases for members of parliament. He joined The Andrew Lawton Show to discuss his list.

"If politicians truly want to improve affordability, then they should provide relief at the pumps by lowering gas taxes and scrapping the carbon tax."

“The carbon tax is the single worst tax on the backs of Canadians that’s ever existed. It’s driving up the cost of groceries, it’s driving up the cost of us getting from point A to point B, driving your kids to work, I have fought this day in and day out," Ford said.

The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is raising the alarm about the high gas prices at the pumps and how the carbon tax is making things worse for Canadians.