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gauge33 · ‎10-04-2016

Dear Supporter,

On Monday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that the federal government would be imposing a “pan-Canadian benchmark for carbon pricing” across Canada beginning in 2018.

It sounds fancy, but it means one thing: either the provinces will have to impose a carbon tax on their own people – or Ottawa will do it for them.

It’s not hard to see what a terrible idea this is. First of all, some provinces, such as Saskatchewan and Nova Scotia have said they oppose a carbon tax. And the experience of other jurisdictions is clear: carbon taxes end up filling government coffers and punishing average taxpayers, while doing nothing to actually combat global climate change.

The CTF has crunched the numbers and estimates a national carbon tax of $50 per tonne in 2022 will cost the average household an extra $2,569 annually.

It’s time to stand up and say no.

marnotom! · ‎10-05-2016

I'm assuming you're quoting a blurb from the largely discredited Canadian Taxpayers' Federation.

It's not very well written.

First of all, how does the opposition of two provinces make this a "terrible" idea?

Secondly. it ignores the fact that three provinces either have carbon taxes in place or are working on getting them in place. In British Columbia, the carbon tax is revenue neutral, and there's no reason to doubt that finance ministries in other provinces can sharpen their pencils and do likewise if they don't want Ottawa to "imose" a carbon tax for them.

More scaremongering from an organisation that doesn't represent my interests, despite its claims.

gauge33 · ‎10-06-2016

Don't call it a carbon tax, that was just a Justin slip of tongue in Question Period yesterday. It is politically correct to call it carbon pricing which is what he meant to say. Either way when a government takes money out of your pocket for anything, it's a tax.

marnotom! · ‎10-06-2016

@gauge33 wrote:

Don't call it a carbon tax, that was just a Justin slip of tongue in Question Period yesterday. It is politically correct to call it carbon pricing which is what he meant to say. Either way when a government takes money out of your pocket for anything, it's a tax.

And taxes are necessary for the functioning of the country.

I'm not sure what your point is, to be honest.