Update, 8 October 2026: motion defeated. Journals No. 147 record that after Question Period on 7 October the House took the deferred recorded division on the Anstey motion. It was negatived, 133 yeas to 196 nays (Division No. 176), with 6 members paired. The House vote record shows all 133 yeas were Conservatives. The 196 nays were 169 Liberals, 21 Bloc Québécois, 5 New Democrats and Green MP Elizabeth May. Nothing in federal diesel taxation changes as a result. The 4¢/L excise suspension to 31 January 2027 stands, and Bill C-38, which legislates it, awaits report stage. The second Conservative allotted day, 8 October, is on a Poilievre “affordability crisis” motion.
Update, 7 October 2026: Journals No. 146 record that at 5:30 p.m. on 6 October the Speaker interrupted debate and put the question. Under Standing Order 45 the recorded division was deferred to Wednesday, 7 October, at the end of Question Period, so no result exists at the time of this update. The Journals also show the motion was seconded by David Bexte (Bow River). The same day, the Finance committee reported Bill C-38, the bill that legislates the existing excise pause, back to the House without amendment. Kalibrate’s 6 October national diesel average was 256.1¢/L (+0.1), with a pre-tax price of 219.4¢/L. One correction to the calendar section below: C-39 was not left waiting all day. After Private Members’ Business, during the extended sitting, the House resumed second-reading debate on C-39, again without a vote.
The House of Commons spends Tuesday, 6 October 2026, the first of up to seven allotted (opposition) days in the supply period ending 10 December, on a Conservative motion about diesel. The Order Paper and Notice Paper No. 146 lists the motion in the name of Carol Anstey (Long Range Mountains), with notice given on 1 October and with notice also received from 15 other Conservative MPs, including leader Pierre Poilievre. Under an order the House made on Monday, proceedings must end and all questions be put no later than 5:30 p.m. today.
A supply-day motion asks the House to “call on the government.” Even if it passes, no tax changes until the Finance Minister brings in a measure.
What the motion says
The motion’s preamble states that Canadian diesel prices have hit record highs in recent weeks; that on 28 September they were about 24¢ a litre above the U.S. average and 31¢ above the world average; and that this gap comes from high taxes, a low dollar and reliance on U.S. refineries. Those are the Conservatives’ claims in the motion text. This piece has not independently checked the 24¢ and 31¢ comparisons. The operative part calls on the government to adopt an “Emergency Fuel Relief Plan” that:
- (a) provides emergency pre-permitting and tax relief for building diesel infrastructure such as refineries, pipelines, rail and storage;
- (b) “eliminates all taxes on diesel consumption until at least Canada Day”;
- (c) “permanently eliminates taxes on diesel production”;
It also calls on the government to set a goal of boosting Canadian diesel production to one million barrels per day.
What it does not do
Opposition-day motions are not bills. The Hub notes the Liberals hold a majority, so the motion is expected to fail; even if adopted, it would only express the House’s view. The text does not say which federal taxes count as taxes “on diesel consumption” or “production.” It does not cost the measures or say how the lost revenue would be replaced. Provincial fuel taxes, which make up much of the 36.7¢ gap in Kalibrate’s figures, are outside Ottawa’s control. The federal excise suspension already in place runs to 31 January 2027, with half rates in February and March and full rates from 1 April 2027 under the government’s 15 September announcement. Pushing that suspension to Canada Day would be one way to meet part (b). The motion does not say so.
Where it sits in the House calendar
No government bill is called today, so Bill C-39 (Building Canada Strong Act) waits. Monday’s sitting resumed second-reading debate on C-39 and on the previous-question motion without a vote (Journals No. 145). The House has agreed to sit until midnight on 6 and 7 October. A second allotted day is set for Thursday, 8 October.
What this piece refuses
Do not report that the House “voted to cut diesel taxes.” The motion is non-binding, and the vote happens after this morning’s edition. Do not present the 24¢ and 31¢ comparisons as Teabag findings; they are the motion’s own preamble. Do not tie the debate to the unverified nationwide trucker-strike rumour.
Contested: Conservatives argue that taxes and slow permitting explain why Canadian diesel costs more than American diesel, and that domestic refining is a security issue. On the record so far, the government’s own measures are the excise pause it extended on 15 September and Canada’s part in the G7 supply commitments of 2 October. The verified record is the motion text, the House order on timing, and the price survey.
Bottom line
Verified as of 6 October 2026: the Conservative supply motion on the Order Paper calls for eliminating all taxes on diesel consumption until at least Canada Day, permanently eliminating taxes on diesel production, and fast-tracking diesel infrastructure, with a vote by 5:30 p.m. It is non-binding and names no specific tax. Update, 8 October: the House rejected the motion 133–196 on 7 October, with only Conservatives voting yes. Watch whether Finance responds with any measure of its own and how C-38 proceeds.
