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All across Canada on Sunday, conservative politicians urged drivers to rush to the pumps before the Liberal-enacted carbon tax kicked in at midnight.

In most cases, though, the per-tank savings was so small that it almost certainly didn’t justify the time and expense needed to make a dedicated trip to the gas station.

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Federal Conservative leader Andrew Scheer sent a text message to supporters reminding them to “fill your tank!”

Wrote Saskatchewan premier in a Twitter post, “Fill up your truck. The carbon tax is coming.”

In Ontario, virtually the entire Progressive Conservative caucus posted selfies of themselves making one last fill-up before the tax.

For dramatic effect, Deepak Anand posted a slow-motion video of the “precious moment” when he removed the nozzle from his last carbon tax-free fillup.