Carney defends carbon levy payout to households as a bridge to new tax cut

Liberal Leader Mark Carney is defending his government’s decision to send out advance cheques to Canadians as compensation for a carbon levy they no longer have to pay, saying it will act as a bridge to middle-class tax cuts that he wants to introduce after the April 28 election.The federal government will distribute close to $4-billion to roughly 13 million Canadians under the Canada Carbon Rebate. Only Canadians who have filed a tax return before April 2 will get the rebate ahead of the election, with the rest receiving the benefit after their 2024 return is assessed, according to the Canada Revenue Agency.