Originally posted by pheoxs
The carbon tax was coming either way. It didn't matter if the NDP were in power or the conservatives. Part of the Paris climate agreement Canada signed on is that all of Canada will have carbon taxes. The federal government left it up to the provinces to determine how they wanted to implement them, which the NDP did.
It was coming either way and I think they introduced a good system of giving credits to lower income families to offset the cost. Even if lower income families end up paying a bit more, it was inevitable either way regardless of what government is in charge.
The other reality is the rest of the world has a negative stigma towards Alberta's oil. If at the end of the day you pay the same amount as a sales tax or as a carbon tax, wouldn't you rather something that may help shift our image to a more positive light, even if its fluffy BS.
Giving rebates to 65% of households won't give them any incentives to change their behavior and lower emissions. Instead they are going to try and get 35% of households to make all the reductions while subsidizing what is essentially vote buying.
If they were serious about getting people to become more sustainable and reduce emissions, then there would be no rebates.
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