Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe (left) and Ontario Premier Doug Ford hold a joint news conference after a meeting at Queen's Park in Toronto on Monday, Oct. 29, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov

TORONTO — In addition to repeating inaccurate claims about the impact of the federal carbon tax, Ontario Premier Doug Ford stated new ones on Monday.

Speaking alongside Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe, Ford told reporters in Toronto that the carbon tax will cost families much more than they will get back, and that it will cost a single individual $649.

According to the federal government and an independent report from Ontario’s budget watchdog, those statements are not accurate.

Ford made similar claims on Friday, which iPolitics fact-checked at the time. When questioned, Ford defended the numbers he used, but didn’t explain where he got them.

He would only say that because people consume gas and fuel differently, they will incur different costs under the tax.

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When he released details of the carbon tax last week, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the plan was a critical part of Canada’s climate change plan.

Here’s a look at what Ford said on Monday.

Ford on Trudeau: “He’s saying he’ll give you X amount back, and then he’ll charge you four times more to go into his coffers.”

Fact: The federal government says 70 per cent of families will get more money back from the carbon tax than what they pay. For example, Ottawa says the average Ontario household (of 2.6 people) will incur $244 in new costs from the tax, but receive $300 back in a rebate.

That is backed up by Ontario’s Financial Accountability Officer, who analyzed the carbon tax’s impact on Ontario families, and found a similar result. Peter Weltman’s office studied the tax before all the details were released by Ottawa.

The report finds that costs for the average household in Ontario will increase by $258, but a rebate of about $355 will more than cover them.

The key difference between the budget watchdog’s report and Ottawa’s final numbers is that the Financial Accountability Office assumes Ottawa will send all carbon-tax revenues back to households. Instead, 90 per cent will be sent back to households, and the remaining 10 per cent will be distributed to not-for-profit organizations and small- and medium-sized businesses.

The premier’s office did not respond to a request for the source of Ford’s claim that it would cost Ontarians four times more.

Ford on the cost of the federal carbon tax: “No one knows the average. It’s about $649; again, that’s just on each individual. On other people that drive constantly, say they have an hour drive — back and forth to work every single day — it’s going to cost them more. Gas prices are going up, cost of heating your home is going to go up, cost of every single good and service in this province, across this country, is going to be taxed.”

Fact: The Trudeau government has released average costs for households for the first four years of the carbon tax. Next year, it says the carbon tax will cost the average household $244. By 2022, the average cost is projected to rise to $564 and the rebate is estimated to go up to $697.

The federal government’s cost estimate for 2022 is substantially lower than the estimate in the Financial Accountability Officer’s report, which pegs the average cost for each household at $648. The office didn’t release an estimate of the rebate for future years.

Ford appeared to be applying the budget watchdog’s estimated cost for an entire household to the cost for a single individual, but his office did not reply to a request to clarify his numbers.

‘It’s not fear-mongering’: Ford

Despite repeating inaccurate claims about the cost of the carbon tax, Ford said his attacks are “not fear-mongering.”

Green Party Leader and MPP Mike Schreiner said people should be “outraged” by Ford’s comments on the carbon tax.

“It makes absolutely no sense. Clearly, he’s making it up as he goes,” Schreiner said. “If you look at the federal carbon plan, most people are going to end up with money in their pocketbook. The FAO has confirmed that, as well, so to say that it’s going to cost you more money is just wrong.”

Ottawa has said revenues from the carbon tax will be audited annually to ensure they are revenue-neutral.

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