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OTTAWA — Canadians have warmed up slightly to the Liberal government’s carbon tax plan after it announced a massive rebate scheme in October, a new poll from Angus Reid says.

Support for the carbon tax has risen from 45 per cent in July to 54 per cent in mid-October, after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s announcement that 90 per cent of the revenues would be returned to voters. That is close to the 56 per cent the tax enjoyed in mid-2015, when it was at peak popularity.

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Although there has been talk of “rebate cheques,” the rebates won’t be actual cheques or direct deposits into bank accounts, but a credit applied when Canadians file their taxes each year.

According to Angus Reid, the main objection from people who don’t support the plan is the belief, held by two-thirds of dissenters, that it amounts to a “tax grab.” Thirty-six per cent say they have concerns about its effectiveness at fighting climate change and only six per cent of respondents say their opposition came from doubts about human-caused climate change.