Canadian Taxpayers Federation calling on Ottawa to scrap carbon tax over high gas taxes in N.B. Global NewsThe Canadian Taxpayers Federation is calling on Ottawa to scrap the carbon tax after it has found that people in New Brunswick are now paying some of the highest gas taxes in the country. The carbon tax was imposed on April 1 with the goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions. “That’s $30 every time you fill up on a Toyota Camry or any other sort of 64-litre mid-size car,” said Paige MacPherson, Atlantic director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, a federally incorporated, non-profit organization in Canada. READ MORE: Canada’s inflation up 2% in April, as carbon tax helps push gas prices...