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Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s government announced Monday it’s going to remind Ontarians what Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s carbon tax is costing them every time they fill up at the gas pump and get their home heating bill.

The first will be accomplished through mandatory stickers on the pumps, pointing out Trudeau’s carbon tax has already raised gasoline prices by 4.4 cents per litre this year, rising to 11 cents per litre in 2022.

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The second will point out the increased costs on residential natural gas heating bills — 3.91 cents per cubic metre this year rising to 9.79 cents in 2022.

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Trudeau says a rebate system accompanying his tax will leave 80% of Ontario households better off financially.

But that’s almost impossible to verify, in part because in addition to directly hiking the cost of gasoline and natural gas, Trudeau’s tax indirectly increases the cost of almost all goods and services.