carbon tax

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Central planning by business is still central planning

Canada plans to impose a punitive tax on carbon to discourage emissions, at $170 per tonne by 2030.


10:17AM
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Each party’s climate plan fails basic economics

So-called “clean” energy sources will not be able to entirely replace fossil fuels in the near term.


8:59AM
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Federal payout to steel plant exposes carbon tax flaw

The Trudeau government recently announced a federal grant of up $420 million to Algoma Steel.


8:54AM
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New Brunswick takes small step toward ‘revenue-neutral’ carbon tax
The province’s carbon tax revenue will fund fuel tax reductions or subsidize “green” spending.

9:05AM
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Trudeau government’s new climate target much more costly than Biden plan

If Canada removed all fossil-fuel cars from the roads, emissions would only drop by 5 per cent.


10:07AM
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Here’s what the Trudeau government won’t tell you about its $170 carbon tax

Cutting emissions by 25 per cent would impose a permanent cost of about 2.0 per cent of GDP.


8:10AM
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Conservative climate plan wildly oversimplifies and overreaches

If you think we need to reduce CO2 emissions, use a single targeted policy to reduce CO2 emissions.


9:49AM
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Conservative climate plan falls flat

The plan introduces a new package of regulations including a renewable gas mandate.


1:54PM
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A new twist on the carbon tax?

The plan includes a “carbon price” between $20 per tonne and $50 per tonne on fuels.


12:10PM
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Trudeau carbon tax hike will hammer New Brunswick economy

A $170 per tonne carbon tax will cost the province an estimated 2,200 jobs.