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LILLEY: Liberals lied on the carbon tax, according to Statistics Canada data

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Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre raised the issue of the carbon tax and inflation in December .

Statistics Canada announced Tuesday that inflation fell from 2.3% in March to 1.7% in April .

The agency noted that the fall in crude oil prices also played a role but put most of the inflation drop on carbon tax reduction.

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