Governments use carbon tax revenues to advance their political agendas.
cap and trade
April 10, 2017
11:47AM
According to Environment Canada, to meet our Paris treaty commitments Canada needs a carbon tax of up to $300 per tonne of greenhouse gases.
January 5, 2017
3:00AM
Taxes already account for approximately 35 per cent of the price at the pump.
October 14, 2016
9:05AM
On personal income taxes, Albertans have been hit twice in recent months by provincial and federal tax hikes.
October 14, 2016
8:48AM
Ontario’s top combined personal income tax rate rose from 46.41 per cent in 2011 to 53.53 per cent today.
September 19, 2016
2:03PM
Planned tax will not significantly offset predicted future global warming.
August 31, 2016
11:36AM
Much of the proceeds from the cap-and-trade scheme will fuel more government spending.
August 29, 2016
5:27PM
Ontario’s plan will take even more money away from already heavily-taxed consumers and businesses.
June 24, 2016
1:49PM
Rather than putting revenues from cap-and-trade back into the private economy through tax cuts, the government plans to fund a variety of pet projects.