Well there are a couple of issues at play for the average voter.

For a lot of people, the hit at purchase is problematic. You pay the tax on a limited income when you buy fuel to heat your home or drive your vehicle. You don't get that back right away so you have to account for that increase in cost.

You may say well go buy an energy efficient heater - that's well and good for someone already in the market to replace one, but not everyone is going out to replace their home heating system.

The same comment applies for someone who drives to work - you may say that well they should drive less or take public transit. More and more employers have been mandating a return to in person attendance at the office. So remote work is becoming even more of a privilege. Public transit across this country is a joke and not a viable option if you don't live in the downtown core of a major city.

The carbon tax is great in theory but terrible in practice because we don't have the infrastructure or systems in place for a real alternative.