[citation needed] Following premier Blaine Higgs's revision of Policy 713, Carr, then serving as the Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure, expressed his “extreme disappointment in a lack of process and transparency” in a jointly signed letter with fellow cabinet minister Daniel Allain.

[6] Carr and Allain, along with resigned ministers Dorothy Shephard and Trevor Holder, all voted with the opposition parties on June 15 which favoured a Liberal motion which opposed the policy revision and called for increased consultation on the policy.

[7][5] Carr and Allain were both relegated to backbencher positions, and new ministers were appointed to fill their cabinet roles.

[7] In an interview with CBC News, Carr, who remained a Progressive-Conservative MLA, expressed his disagreement with Higgs's leadership style.

[8][9] On October 21, 2024, during election night for the 2024 general election, Carr spoke with CBC News, stating that Liberal leader Susan Holt "sustained a terribly negative hate attack campaign" by the Progressive Conservative party, calling for Higgs to apologize to Holt.