Posted on Jan 10, 2021
ALDRICH: Blowing smoke, federal carbon tax not as neutral as promised
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Canada is 5 years ahead of the USA. Biden and Company I am sure will tax the sierra out of fossill fuels and natural gas. Canada is raising its carbon tax 5 fold in next few years. Farmers and others are already complaining. Zealot British Columbia does not give the tax money back. I am the Canary in the coal mine warning you now to be prepared to write your Congressman or Woman / Senator to not let this tax and spend scam be made into law.
China gets a pass until 2050.
China gets a pass until 2050.
ALDRICH: Blowing smoke, federal carbon tax not as neutral as promised
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Report says key approach to tackle climate change, reduce greenhouse gas emissions is carbon...
The independent economics organization Ecofiscal is highlighting carbon pricing as the solution to how Canada can reduce greenhouse gas emissions.As David Ak...
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Report says key approach to tackle climate change, reduce greenhouse gas emissions is carbon pricing
The independent economics organization Ecofiscal is highlighting carbon pricing as the solution to how Canada can reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
As David Akin explains, the economists say this could help Canada meets its Paris Agreement targets, but it will cost the average Canadian, too.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KTgGo9vsms
"The Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act released their annual report for 2019 this past December, and surprise, surprise, there was more than $225 million that did not make its way back to the five provinces impacted by Ottawa’s flawed efforts to stop climate change through either rebate cheques to individuals or other programs.
The report covers the 2019-20 fiscal year and Manitobans paid $16.4 million more into the program than they got back out of it. The report says the balance will be carried forward, but my confidence is not exactly stoked.
“It’s hurting a lot of Canadians who really cannot afford to be short of cash right now,” said Todd MacKay, the Prairie director for the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, in an interview with the Sun this week.
As a backstop to the province’s own climate plans and tax, Manitobans paid in $193.3 million to Ottawa, but received only $157 million in Climate Action Incentive Payments (rebates to individuals and families on fuel charges), $13.3 million to Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SME) and $6.6 million to Municipalities, Universities, Schools and Hospitals (MUSH).
Apparently this is how the government is going to save the world while they, themselves fly all over the world with massive teams to meet with other world leaders at conferences where they pat themselves on the back about all they are going to do before falling way short of compliance. The countries who do manage to stay on track are generally so small, they hardly make a blip on the radar and things like sunlight and reliance on heat so your pipes don’t freeze in the winter are generally not an issue.
But Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is going to make up for it almost entirely on the back of taxpayers by jacking the carbon tax up to $170 per tonne by 2030 despite many promises by himself and his cabinet that it would not raise it above $50 per tonne. Canada is responsible for only 2% of the world’s carbon emissions — China is at 28%, the U.S. 15% and India 7%.
The federal government is going off the assumption that they will hit their targets because of the so-called success of the carbon tax program in B.C. Those goals do not quite line up, however, as the furthest left province in confederation has seen a consistent rise in overall greenhouse gases in recent years."
FYI COL Mikel J. Burroughs LTC Stephen C. MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D. Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. SMSgt Lawrence McCarter MSgt David Hoffman MSgt Robert "Rock" Aldi SSG William Jones SSG Michael Dunagan SFC Chuck Martinez SSG Franklin Briant SPC Nancy Greene SPC Woody Bullard SPC Michael Duricko, Ph.D SGT Michael Hearn
Report says key approach to tackle climate change, reduce greenhouse gas emissions is carbon pricing
The independent economics organization Ecofiscal is highlighting carbon pricing as the solution to how Canada can reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
As David Akin explains, the economists say this could help Canada meets its Paris Agreement targets, but it will cost the average Canadian, too.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KTgGo9vsms
"The Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act released their annual report for 2019 this past December, and surprise, surprise, there was more than $225 million that did not make its way back to the five provinces impacted by Ottawa’s flawed efforts to stop climate change through either rebate cheques to individuals or other programs.
The report covers the 2019-20 fiscal year and Manitobans paid $16.4 million more into the program than they got back out of it. The report says the balance will be carried forward, but my confidence is not exactly stoked.
“It’s hurting a lot of Canadians who really cannot afford to be short of cash right now,” said Todd MacKay, the Prairie director for the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, in an interview with the Sun this week.
As a backstop to the province’s own climate plans and tax, Manitobans paid in $193.3 million to Ottawa, but received only $157 million in Climate Action Incentive Payments (rebates to individuals and families on fuel charges), $13.3 million to Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SME) and $6.6 million to Municipalities, Universities, Schools and Hospitals (MUSH).
Apparently this is how the government is going to save the world while they, themselves fly all over the world with massive teams to meet with other world leaders at conferences where they pat themselves on the back about all they are going to do before falling way short of compliance. The countries who do manage to stay on track are generally so small, they hardly make a blip on the radar and things like sunlight and reliance on heat so your pipes don’t freeze in the winter are generally not an issue.
But Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is going to make up for it almost entirely on the back of taxpayers by jacking the carbon tax up to $170 per tonne by 2030 despite many promises by himself and his cabinet that it would not raise it above $50 per tonne. Canada is responsible for only 2% of the world’s carbon emissions — China is at 28%, the U.S. 15% and India 7%.
The federal government is going off the assumption that they will hit their targets because of the so-called success of the carbon tax program in B.C. Those goals do not quite line up, however, as the furthest left province in confederation has seen a consistent rise in overall greenhouse gases in recent years."
FYI COL Mikel J. Burroughs LTC Stephen C. MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D. Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. SMSgt Lawrence McCarter MSgt David Hoffman MSgt Robert "Rock" Aldi SSG William Jones SSG Michael Dunagan SFC Chuck Martinez SSG Franklin Briant SPC Nancy Greene SPC Woody Bullard SPC Michael Duricko, Ph.D SGT Michael Hearn
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